Crop Factor Simplification
Crop factor is seen as an unnecessary complication for beginner photographers, with a suggested solution to display the equivalent focal length on the lens barrel.
Just put the equivalent focal length on the lens barrel and be done with it.
The concept of crop factor itself is not the issue, but rather the numbers on the lens barrel, which could be simplified by displaying the 35mm equivalent focal length, potentially rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Author's summary: The crop factor should be simplified for beginners.