Each post in this series builds on information discussed in previous posts. See the Photography for Beginners page on the menu for links to all the posts.
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This post is intended for beginning photographers who already have a camera that records RAW files, or who have been camera shopping and want to know what all the fuss is about because they keep hearing the term “RAW” bandied around and don’t know what it means.
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In this post we’re going to discuss lens focal length and related topics.
There is a bunch of technical specifications and math involved in what focal length actually measures. It has to do how light is bent by a lens and the distance from the plane of the film or sensor to the point of infinity focus. Or something like that. Thankfully we don’t need to actually understand the physics in order to know how focal length applies to photography in practical ways.
Focal length is measured in millimeters, and what you do need to understand is what the numbers mean in general terms. A short focal length (low number) provides a wide-angle of view. A long focal length (high number) provides magnification and a narrow angle of view.
In this post we will cover camera features related to exposure and metering.
Each post in this series builds on information discussed in previous posts. See the Photography for Beginners page on the menu for links to all the posts.
This is a continuation of the discussion on focus started in Part 7. In that post I concentrated on various features cameras may have related to focusing, especially when it comes to autofocus. In this post we’ll talk about how to put some of that information into practical use.
You may also want to refer to the post on depth of field if you’re not already familiar with the cincept.
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