Timeline for How can a lens like a 18-55mm have more than one focal length?
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| Apr 30, 2021 at 12:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackPhotos/status/1388100846207045635 | ||
| Apr 25, 2021 at 13:12 | comment | added | Ray Butterworth | This question is simply the inevitable result of the common use of lazy terminology. Strictly speaking, a solid glass lens does have only one focal length. The confusion comes from photographers' referring to a complex unit using the term "lens" as short for "lens system". It's the same as when people say "microwave [oven]", "remote [control]", "cell [phone]", etc. (I still picture prison bars whenever someone refers to their "cell number".) | |
| Apr 25, 2021 at 10:00 | answer | added | Prasanjit Rath | timeline score: 2 | |
| Nov 21, 2011 at 15:31 | history | edited | mattdm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
adding "zoom" to the tags so this can be found more easily; obviously that's a tag that covers the answers more than the question
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| May 4, 2011 at 17:37 | history | edited | mattdm |
Tempted to tag "zoom" but that's the answer, not the question.
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| May 4, 2011 at 17:35 | comment | added | mattdm | @Dave, @Marc -- this seems like just one question to me. | |
| Aug 24, 2010 at 4:45 | answer | added | Nick Bedford | timeline score: 2 | |
| Aug 8, 2010 at 21:25 | history | edited | chills42 |
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| Aug 8, 2010 at 20:16 | history | edited | jrista |
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| Aug 4, 2010 at 5:16 | vote | accept | Lazer | ||
| Jul 18, 2010 at 15:08 | comment | added | Marc | I suggest you ask separate questions next time. | |
| Jul 18, 2010 at 12:39 | answer | added | Rowland Shaw | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 18, 2010 at 12:06 | history | edited | Josh Goldshlag |
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| Jul 18, 2010 at 9:02 | comment | added | Dave Van den Eynde | How many questions do you have? | |
| Jul 18, 2010 at 6:14 | history | edited | Lazer | CC BY-SA 2.5 |
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| Jul 18, 2010 at 6:06 | answer | added | Alan | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 18, 2010 at 6:04 | answer | added | jrista | timeline score: 22 | |
| Jul 18, 2010 at 5:59 | history | asked | Lazer | CC BY-SA 2.5 |