How to use wide-angle lenses on your digital SLR

Pt. 3 of 6 | 3:13 |

How to use digital SLR lenses

Wednesday August 18, 2010

If you want to

take wide shots

then you'll be needing a wide-angle lens. In this episode, we'll show you

how to use a wide-angle lens

and go over some of the pros and cons. We'll also tell you about two

types of wide-angle lenses

, rectilinear and curvilinear lenses, and tell you the difference between them.

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Show Notes

- Wide-angle lenses can fit

wider images

into the same focal length.

- These lenses are great for capturing panorama style shots.

- Some wide-angle lenses can also have zoom capability.

- A downside of wide-angle lenses is that there is a possibility for distortion around the sides of the image.

- Another downside is that wide-angle lenses are generally heavier due to their construction.

- Wide-angle lenses are also more expensive than prime lenses.

- There are two types of wide-angle lenses, rectilinear and curvilinear.

- Curvilinear lenses will produce a fisheye effect.

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