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Focal length signifies the distance from the optical center of the lens to the image sensor of your camera and is measured in millimeters. The lens' focal length determines how large the object will appear in the frame and how wide the lens' angle of view will be.
In what context The Achilles Heel term used in imaging field .pdfarihantmobilepoint15
In what context \"The Achilles\' Heel\" term used in imaging field? Explain in details.
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The greatest thing about interchangeable camera lenses is the variety of optical designs, from
ultrawide to supertelephoto and everything in between, that offer an incredible amount of variety
for visual expression, creativity, and optical performance optimized for different photographic
situations. And while it may be sometimes completely and totally obvious what types of
photography a certain lens excels at—for example, everyone knows that Macros are designed to
capture close-up details; telephoto lenses are great for long-reach wildlife and sports from the
sidelines—many styles of camera lenses have lesser-known secret superpowers that can be called
upon to make a photo. Let’s take a look!
Supertelephoto lenses
Long lenses, like the Sigma 150-500mm F5.6.3, or 300-800 F5.6 to name two, are known to be
great for making sports and wildlife images. Wide open, these lenses can isolate the subject from
the background to really make the images pop. And of course, the wide apertures which give
very shallow depth of field feel also yield the fastest shutter speeds, which are necessary to
freeze a bird in flight, or an athlete on the move.
Everyone knows supertelephoto zoom lenses are great for long-reach photography at widest
apertures for freezing active subjects, like wild birds, with fast shutter speeds. Here, the Sigma
150-500mm is trained on an American Anhinga, at 500mm, wide open at F6.3.
And Landscape, or should we say sky-scape, photographers also know that longer focal lengths
also can make for huge suns and moons, the effect of which is amplified when the celestial orb is
near earthbound features in the frame.
Longer lenses can make the sun and moon much more prominent in the frame. Again, this was
captured with the 150-500mm at 500m. 1/500 F6.3 ISO 100.
The Lesser-known superpower of supertelephoto lenses: distance compression
When supertelephoto zoom lenses are stopped down to smaller apertures, and focused at a longer
distance, depth of field is increased, and the apparent relationship of distance between objects in
the frame appears much more compressed than in a standard field of view.
When you use smaller apertures with supertelephoto lenses, you can compress the expression of
distance. It can be used for much more exciting purposes than showing some afternoon
downtown traffic; but this image illustrates the effect with objects of touchstone size. Everyone
know about how big a car, traffic light, and two story building is, so this offers an understandable
sense of scale. This image was shot at 500mm at F/13, to maximize depth of field while
managing diffraction. The next image shows a map view with the distance between objects in the
frame.
This Google Earth view shows that it is is just over one thousand (1,000) feet from my capture
position to the hotel in the background. The yellow line shows the relationship of the objects in
the fr.
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3. This term usually brings up "circles of confusion" around people's eyes. But this does not need to be the case as it is actually rather simple. Depth of field defines the distance range where things have an acceptable level of sharpness. Although sharpness is very subjective, it is in general based on an 8" x 10" print viewed from a one feet distance. You can, for instance, define that an 8" x 10" print is sharp until you can still distinguish 4 lines per mm. That would represent dots of 0.25mm each or 100 dots per inch (DPI), a fair approximation. Other areas of the image would of course be sharper. In other words, 0.25mm or 250 µ (micron) is the cut-off point where we decide things are no longer sharp and is called the Maximum Permissible Circle of Confusion. An 8" x 10" print measures 203mm x 254mm and has a diagonal of 325mm, while 35mm film measures 36mm x 24mm and has a diagonal of 43.27mm or 7.5 times smaller. Since 35mm film needs to be enlarged 7.5 times to obtain an 8" x 10" print from it, the diameter of the Maximum Permissible Circle of Confusion must be 7.5 times smaller or 0.25/7.5 = 0.033mm. If you use 8" x 10" large format film, then the CoC remains at 0.25mm as the information on the negative does not need to be enlarged to create a an 8" x 10" print
4. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What is Depth of field ? DOF is simply said a distance range in which the objects appears to be in focus. Large DOF means that area is larger and more of the scene will appear in focus. Shallow DOF means the range will be smaller and objects closer or further will appear blurred.
6. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? LIGHT FOCAL LENGTH (Aperture)
7. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? ap·er·ture (pr-chr) n. 1. An opening, such as a hole, gap, or slit. 2.a. A usually adjustable opening in an optical instrument, such as a camera or telescope, that limits the amount of light passing through a lens or onto a mirror. b. The diameter of such an opening, often expressed as an f-number
8. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? F-STOP/NUMBER Small Number = more light High Number = less light
9. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? F-STOP/NUMBER Small Number = more light High Number = less light
10. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER
11. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER “ A piece of glass that affects the amount of light entering the lens but doesn’t affect the colour temperature”
12. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide What affects Depth of field ? NEUTRAL DENSITY FILTER
13. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide SELECTIVE FOCUS “ Used to call attention to the main action and deemphasize less significant parts of the frame and utilise differing focal planes”. Gamechanger - CITIZEN KANE 1941.
14. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide DIFFERING FOCAL PLANES “ Placement of different articles on different distances from the lens”
15. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide FOCUS PULLING (between differing focal planes) “…… becomes harder the less light you have coming through the lens”.
16. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide EXAMPLE The use of different lenses and depths of field is something that we, as viewers take for granted. Watch the example and see how naturally depth of field and focal length are used.
17. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide LENSES “ Major productions tend to use a variety of lenses to deliver differing depths of field”. Due to financial constraints you HAVE to think about what you are doing with what you have. Move your camera differing distances from your subject in order to experiment with DOF…..and watch the magic come alive
18. DEPTH OF FIELD A Beginners Guide RECAP ND Filter -………is and does what? What affects depth of field? Further Reading – Film Art Chapter 5 ‘Cinematography’