In a message dated 11/10/2007 8:08:15 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Go to the bathroom and get yourself a cardboard tube from inside a roll of toilet paper. Put it to your eye and take note of how much of the view you can see through the tube. Now cut the tube in half and look through it again. You can see more of the view. This is because the angle from opposite points on the ends of the short tube is wider than the angle from the same points on the long tube.
Bob =========== Basically then, because a wide angle is getting more in the frame than would be possible, when one gets more a subject in the fame as well (like the bottom of the building versus the top) perspective distortion is more pronounced. More in frame, wide angle, more of subject in frame, framing -- more perspective distortion. Correct? Maybe there is a web page somewhere that goes over this. I'll do some research. I want to know when I can expect it and use it as an element in composing the shot (sometimes it's a nice take on things), and when I can work around it or not have it. Thanks, Marnie --------------------------------------------- Warning: I am now filtering my email, so you may be censored. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
