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R. Barrett and P. P. Delsanto
Fig. 1.3 Image of a fantastical figure, a Blivet or devil’s fork
Fig. 1.4 Photograph of “super moon” at Bondi, Sydney, in November, 2016. The
photograph was taken with a 600 mm lens. Image courtesy Janie Barrett/Fairfax
Media
It is common, but incorrect, to assume that the telephoto lens is the source
of this “distortion”. If the photograph had been taken with a normal 50 mm
lens, and the central part of the image cropped and enlarged, the effect would
have been the same. Our brains have evolved to make sense of our environment, and are accustomed to an angle of view provided by our eyes equivalent
to that of a 50 mm camera lens, which is the reason this lens is the default
for everyday photography.
R. Barrett and P. P. Delsanto
Fig. 1.3 Image of a fantastical figure, a Blivet or devil’s fork
Fig. 1.4 Photograph of “super moon” at Bondi, Sydney, in November, 2016. The
photograph was taken with a 600 mm lens. Image courtesy Janie Barrett/Fairfax
Media
It is common, but incorrect, to assume that the telephoto lens is the source
of this “distortion”. If the photograph had been taken with a normal 50 mm
lens, and the central part of the image cropped and enlarged, the effect would
have been the same. Our brains have evolved to make sense of our environment, and are accustomed to an angle of view provided by our eyes equivalent
to that of a 50 mm camera lens, which is the reason this lens is the default
for everyday photography.