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What does a hexagonal sun tell us about the camera lens/sensor?

lens optics sun

apr 5 at 19:19 Stefan Bischof 103

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What are the major differences between these camera series by Canon?

canon dslr market-segments

jan 29 at 20:23 Caleb 2,562

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Should I buy a camera with kit lens, or body plus lens separately?

lens equipment-recommendation dslr kit-lens

jan 3 at 0:58 Rich M 24

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How can a 18-55mm lens focus on objects beyond 55mm?

lens camera-basics focus focal-length

aug 30 '11 at 2:09 mattdm 47.7k

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What is special about lenses with f-number < 1?

aperture lens-design fast-lenses

may 17 '11 at 23:28 Dr.Elch 677

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Why are there limitations to the upper limit of exposure time in digital cameras?

exposure camera-basics shutter-speed long-exposure

dec 16 at 20:15 will 1

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How does a circular lens produce rectangular shots?

lens camera-basics optics

nov 9 '11 at 21:46 mattdm 47.7k

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Why does a bigger sensor lead to a shallower depth of field?

depth-of-field sensor sensor-size

may 17 '11 at 15:05 MattiaG 685

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What is it called when an object appears to be the same size with the eye and through the camera viewfinder?

camera-basics focal-length human-vision-system

dec 6 '11 at 3:58 mattdm 47.7k

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How can a lens like a 18-55mm have more than one focal length?

lens camera-basics zoom focal-length lens-design

nov 21 '11 at 15:31 mattdm 47.7k

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What does 'Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens' mean?

lens terminology focal-length cropped-sensor crop-factor

jul 6 at 19:21 akram 2,908

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Why are effective pixels greater than the actual resolution?

camera-basics terminology resolution marketing pixels

apr 7 '11 at 4:13 jrista♦ 46k

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Where can I buy a camera off the internet?

equipment-recommendation online-shopping

jan 4 '12 at 5:09 mattdm 47.7k

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What does 'how much zoom' mean?

camera-basics zoom

oct 18 '11 at 11:18 mattdm 47.7k

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How does 'Tv mode' translate to shutter priority mode?

canon camera-basics shooting-mode shutter-priority

may 23 '11 at 14:31 Rajat 525

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How can a prime lens focus on more than one plane?

camera-basics focus focal-length prime optics

may 14 '11 at 18:55 Jerry Coffin 13.3k

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How many blades does my lens' aperture diaphragm have when I get 12-pointed starbursts?

aperture canon-550d optics

aug 29 '11 at 21:27 mattdm 47.7k

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How do I avoid getting any chromatic aberration in my photographs?

lens dslr wavelength chromatic-aberration

jul 19 '10 at 8:10 Rowland Shaw♦ 10.8k

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What are the cross patterns in this image?

artifacts

may 14 '11 at 18:40 Lazer 1,447

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Why do some cameras have a blue lens shown in their photographs?

lens canon product-photography

aug 30 '11 at 0:24 mattdm 47.7k

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What camera qualities should one look for in a digital camera for family pictures?

equipment-recommendation digital-photography point-and-shoot baby-photos

aug 17 '11 at 8:09 Nir 12.1k

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What is the difference between a Canon EF and EF-S lens? [duplicate]

lens canon equipment-recommendation canon-550d

feb 20 '11 at 14:04 Matt Grum 73.4k

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22 Questions

What does a hexagonal sun tell us about the camera lens/sensor?

What are the major differences between these camera series by Canon?

Should I buy a camera with kit lens, or body plus lens separately?

How can a 18-55mm lens focus on objects beyond 55mm?

What is special about lenses with f-number < 1?

Why are there limitations to the upper limit of exposure time in digital cameras?

How does a circular lens produce rectangular shots?

Why does a bigger sensor lead to a shallower depth of field?

What is it called when an object appears to be the same size with the eye and through the camera viewfinder?

How can a lens like a 18-55mm have more than one focal length?

What does 'Equivalent to 1.6x the focal length of the lens' mean?

Why are effective pixels greater than the actual resolution?

Where can I buy a camera off the internet?

What does 'how much zoom' mean?

How does 'Tv mode' translate to shutter priority mode?

How can a prime lens focus on more than one plane?

How many blades does my lens' aperture diaphragm have when I get 12-pointed starbursts?

How do I avoid getting any chromatic aberration in my photographs?

What are the cross patterns in this image?

Why do some cameras have a blue lens shown in their photographs?

What camera qualities should one look for in a digital camera for family pictures?

What is the difference between a Canon EF and EF-S lens? [duplicate]

Moonrise & Aurora by Jakub submit your photo Picture of the Week Themes Suggest and vote on themes Please participate in Meta and help us grow.

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22 Questions

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