Photographic Lenses: Photographer's Guide to Characteristics, Quality, Use and Design - Softcover

Wildi, Ernst

9781584280583: Photographic Lenses: Photographer's Guide to Characteristics, Quality, Use and Design

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1584280581 ISBN 13: 9781584280583

Publisher: Amherst Media, 2002

The camera lens determines, to a great extent, the quality of the image produced in any camera and must be a major consideration when selecting a camera and lens for serious work. This guide offers a complete, dedicated treatment of all types of lenses for all types of cameras, including digital. Explored in detail are the terminology of lenses, how different lens types function, the advantages and disadvantages of different types of lenses, and how the angle of view, aperture, shutter, and focusing abilities of a lens affect the photos taken with it. Photographers will also learn the basics of lens design, aspheric lens elements, retrofocus lenses, shift control lenses, image stabilizers, and much more.

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Review:

"A useful resource for understanding lens construction and what a lens is really capable of doing if it is built properly." --ronmart.blogspot.com

Synopsis:

Learn the Impact That Lens Choice has on Every Photograph; Lens selection not only determines what can be done with a camera - and how easily - but the quality of the image produced. A careful and informed understanding of the use and operation of lenses and optics will give readers the ability to purchase, select and use their lenses to create images of the highest possible quality. Approaching the topic from a photographer's point of view with clear and detailed explanations and illustrations, Photographic Lenses precisely targets the information photographers need to have a deeper more technical understanding of their craft. Includes; The characteristics and optics of lenses. How various lens types work. Understanding lens specifications. The advantages and disadvantages of different lenses. Determining lens quality. Angle of view and area coverage. Understanding and controlling perspective. Correcting image distortions. Zooms, macros, telephotos, wide-angles, fisheyes, soft focus lenses and more!

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