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Lens
> Wide Angle
OK,
so far we have covered the three characteristics of
telephoto lens settings (compress distance, movement
noticeable, and focus critical). Now lets talk about
the characteristics of wide angle lenses.
Wide
Angle
Wide angle (also called "zoomed out"
or "short focal length") lens settings
have the opposite characteristics of telephoto settings.
With a wide angle setting, you CAN handhold the camera
sometimes, because camera movement is dampened.
You
already know telephoto lenses compress distance, so
it should be no surprise that wide angle lenses exaggerate
distance. That is, they make things seem further
apart.
Below
is a really cool example. These two shots both show
a full shot of me. Importantly, I'm in exactly the same
location in both shots. The ONLY difference is that
one is shot with a wide angle lens, and the other with
a telephoto lens. It's kind of amazing really. Notice
how far away the McDonalds seems in the wide angle shot
(actually, you can't even see it), but it seems close
in telephoto.
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