
Originally Posted by
GrumpyDiver
Yes Colin - you're right. I know that but somehow my mind was asleep while writing my response; regardless the answer is still the same, you get a virtual improvement in size that can be matched by a crop of the image.
From a real and practical standpoint, I find I actually get larger images as I try to get closer to the subject matter in order to fill the frame. This is not always possible, of course. A bird up a tree, ducks on a lake, etc. limit how close you can get