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What is the difference between a telephoto lens and a zoom lens?

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What is the white balance of film?

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Why do mirror lenses have poor contrast?

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Why don't most cameras support PNG format?

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Do lenses with the same f-stop but different focal length gather the same amount of light?

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Why is the blue channel the noisiest?

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How do I design a conceptual lens schematic?

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Are there any 'panoramic' digital cameras?

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Why would one recompose after setting exposure?

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How is the term Gaussian blur used?

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What are some common gotchas and missed capabilities migrating from compacts to DSLRs

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What is the advantage of the huge number of AF points?

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Does the cloud version of Lightroom require an internet connection?

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What causes faint circles in astrophotography images?

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Is there an easy way to force chromatic aberration?

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Is there a typical settings order before shooting?

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Is Poisson Noise ("Shot Noise") a significant source of noise for typical photography?

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Does the shutter speed and focal length rule of thumb apply to cropped sensor cameras?

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Can't find recovery and others menus in LR4

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Why doesn't pixel peeping with magnified Live View give the sharpest possible image?

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What are the dark room techniques used to manipulate the *local* contrast of a print?

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Will a lens with a low aperture value give me better portrait photos?

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What tripod is this? Can you recommend something similar or better?

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How does the quantity of elements and blades in a lens affect the optics?

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What's the relation between sensors measured in inches and milimeters?

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How was contrast increased back in the film days?

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Why is it called "macrofocus" and not "microfocus"?

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Is there a correspondence between Tilt-Angle and the angle of the Focus-Plane?

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What film rangefinder camera can I buy for a reasonable price?

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What is a good use for an old 35mm slide projector?

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