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3 unusual facts about focal length


Fujifilm FinePix HS10

Focal length: f=4.2–126.0 mm, equivalent to 24–720 mm on a 35 mm camera

Fujifilm FinePix S5200

Focal length f=6.3 mm-63 mm, equivalent to 35 mm film's 38 mm-380 mm

Olympus µ 1030 SW

Lens Optical zoom 3.6 x, Focal length 5.0 - 18.2 mm (equiv. 35mm: 28 – 102 mm), LCD Resolution 230000 dots


Brenizer Method

The process requires the taking of multiple exposures of a scene in a manner that allows for later image stitching using a fast lens, generally of a focal length of 50mm or above.


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Anamorphic format

Additionally, wide angle anamorphic lenses of less than 40 mm focal length produce a cylindrical perspective, which some directors and cinematographers, particularly Wes Anderson, use as a stylistic trademark.

Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

The Canon PowerShot SX50 HS is a 12.1-megapixel PowerShot made by Canon, and super-zoom sporting a 50x zoom lens which is equivalent to a focal length of 24-1200mm .

Low dispersion glass

Their use in long focal length lens assemblies was pioneered by Leitz.

Photographic filter

Close-up lenses are usually specified by their optical power, the reciprocal of the focal length in meters.

Photographic lens design

This problem is resolved by constructing the lens as an inverted telephoto, or retrofocus with the front element having a very short focal length, often with a highly exaggerated convex front surface and behind it a strongly negative lens grouping that extends the cone of focused rays so that they can be brought to focus at a reasonable distance.