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DAY 111 | PHOTOGRAPHY 101 |
Overview of Lenses
THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE ZOOM OF IT
If you own a SLR or DSLR, you have probably had to choose a lens to go along with your camera body. Usually a basic lens comes with the body, but there may be a time when this lens doesn’t meet your needs. Let’s review the most common types of lenses: normal, long, short, and zoom.
The most important difference between lenses is their focal length. Focal length is the distance between the optic center of the lens and the film/sensor.
A normal or standard lens captures almost exactly what is seen by the human eye. What is considered normal varies, depending ...
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