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can anyone tell me what is telephoto and ultrawide lens
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Old 06-26-2010, 07:40 AM
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Ultrawide will get you this.
(1) 12mm on a 1.6 crop camera
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(2)
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Telephotos will get you this.

(3) 310mm on 1 1.6 crop camera
IMG_7689

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(4) 225mm on a 1.6 crop camera.
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Telephoto: Anything above 70mm

Ultrawide: Anything below 20mm.
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ultrawide: you stand close, but it looks far away.
telephoto: you stand far away, but it looks close.
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Old 06-26-2010, 06:16 PM
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thanx inkista and studio osmosis 4 ur short n clear explanation , richard 4 ultra-wide explanation with photos thanx a lot
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