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Lens intro for beginners...
Saw this posted on Vimeo - some may find the style a little annoying but it provides a pretty good intro to the basics of lenses and a useful illustration of the difference in field of view of different focal lengths:
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27582408?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href=" the Glass: An Introduction to Lenses</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/staff">Vimeo Staff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27582408?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href=" the Glass: An Introduction to Lenses</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/staff">Vimeo Staff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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The original article:
http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/114/behind-the-glass-an-introduction-to-lenses
Focal length:
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27556331?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href=" the Glass: Focal Length</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/staff">Vimeo Staff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Depth of field:
<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/27556482?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href=" the Glass: Depth of Field</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/staff">Vimeo Staff</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
Neil
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