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Is it possible to calculate focal length if you know the aperture?
I need focal length (for my IA homework), but I didn't know that in real world I would only get the aperture.
Ok, my camera is an Olympus X-21, and manual says:
-----Olympus lens: 6.3 to 18.9 mm, ...
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How to understand the definition of dynamic range?
I have the following formula:
DR=(1.4L_Sat G_i)/N_D
where DR is the dynamic range;
L_sat is the luminance at the “margin level”，70.1% of the maximum recordable （saturation）luminance（yes，L_sat is ...
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Is there a formula to calculate DOF?
I am pretty clear about that DOF depends on:
Focal length
Aperture
Distance from subject
Sensor size
and more (as pointed in the comment).
But what is the question here is: Is there any formula ...
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Effect to reduce width of photo without cropping or stretching
I saw a documentary a few years ago (about 5) demonstrating a photographic manipulation formula, which can reduce the width of an image, without stretching, or cropping. It would do this by ...
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How much does extending affect range of focusing distances?
It's well known that moving a lens away from imaging surface will decrease both minimum and maximum focusing distance. There are times when it would be good to know how much those distances will ...
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What is the formula for percent of frame filled at a specific distance and focal length?
I am thinking about buying a new lens specifically to take photos of distant targets (birds, bears, etc). I currently own the Canon 70-300 IS USM, which is a nice lens, but I find that if I want to ...
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Correct conversion formula for photos to NTSC?
Working on some scholastic sports mutlimedia pieces, finished project to go on DVD. Last season (the one the got all the parents stoked) I didn't do conversions, thinking they would just go on ...
