Friday, 29 October 2010

Camera Tutorial 04: Lenses

In this episode of "Learn to Speak Camera", I give a brief overview of the main types of lenses which most consumer and professional cameras can use. Since compact and bridge cameras are stuck with the lenses they have, some of this does not apply to them. However if you own a compact or bridge camera you may find it informative to learn what you could have access to. I would recommend hiring a DSLR body and a couple of different kinds of lens if you want to get practical experience of the differences. The errata for this episode are posted here: www.facebook.com The properties of lenses are important and intricate topics, which will be visited over the next episodes: Focal Length in episode 5, and Aperture in episode 7. The related topics of Crop Factor, Shutter Speed, and Autofocus will appear in episodes 6, 8 and 14 respectively. Sorry about the jaundiced look - lighting problems! I get this fixed by episode 7. Excerpt from "Feeling", from the album Ice Breaker, used with the very kind permission of Candice and Matthew: naturalwriters.co.uk The amazingly lovely Sigma 10-20mm EX DC HSM ultra wide angle lens I mentioned in the video... in - Canon fit (Amazon UK): www.amazon.co.uk - Nikon fit (Amazon UK): www.amazon.co.uk L-series Canon lenses to gaze upon: www.amazon.co.uk The "Learn to Speak Camera" series is aimed at novice and amateur photographers, and those others who would consider the hobby if only it weren't so confusing. Each episode will deal with a single ...

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