Depth of Field – A Visual Guide to the Lens

June 18, 2010 - 9:29 pm 25 Comments

Visit http://www.DSLRCamera.com. This video will help you understand the three main parts of a DSLR Lens that can change the Depth of Field in photographs. We will explain how the Aperture, Zoom and Focus all effect the Depth of field in a photo.

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25 Responses to “Depth of Field – A Visual Guide to the Lens”

  1. vd853 Says:

    I wish the newer …
    I wish the newer lens are that detailed. Anyone know if I can pull up these scaling info in the newer Canon cameras?

  2. xkmail Says:

    it’s a great …
    it’s a great tutorial, but it would be nice to show some actual pictures and their settings and alight meter.

  3. davetheraveishere Says:

    lovely lens!
    lovely lens!

  4. ucfbran18 Says:

    thanks for posting!
    thanks for posting!

  5. choddo Says:

    I didn’t understand …
    I didn’t understand the last comment – why might the subject look out of focus at 15′ through the viewfinder but then be in focus when the shot is taken?

  6. toad2039 Says:

    wow this tought me …
    wow this tought me so much i watchd it twice and took notes

  7. idofha Says:

    Thanks for the …
    Thanks for the Video. I am just glad that now all we have to do is click and get out f #’s.

  8. bleeddieagony Says:

    From what I know, …
    From what I know, everything below 28 mm is wide angle, 28 to 50mm is standard and everything above is telephoto. To calculate optical zoom on a DSLR zoom lens (given it isn’t a prime or fixed focal length lens), simply do the ratio between the maximum focal length and the minimum one :) For example the 18-55 mm lens has a zoom ratiot of 55/18=3.05 x. Did that enlighten you?

  9. Nickamsweet Says:

    must admit that …
    must admit that lens is very helpful with those guidelines!!

    i am just starting myself and trying to get to grips with all these settings…

  10. DSLRCamera Says:

    Thank you. It took …
    Thank you. It took some time to understand this when I was starting (back in the 80’s). Then I got this lens and the light bulb went on.

    Had to share it.

  11. hue890 Says:

    that was a good vid
    that was a good vid

  12. gogolusa Says:

    Outstanding …
    Outstanding demonstration! Thank you.

  13. 123456iambelial Says:

    How do you covert …
    How do you covert the DSLR lenses zoom to optical zoom(ex. 5x optical zoom)?
    What focal lengths are wide angle, standard and telephoto?
    Thanks

  14. DSLRCamera Says:

    This lens is a …
    This lens is a Tokina Magnicon Auto Zoom Marcro 1:3.8-4.8 F=28-70mm 520 No.K8711292

  15. Finegold2 Says:

    what lens is that …
    what lens is that because i would love to buy one

  16. DSLRCamera Says:

    This is a Magnicon …
    This is a Magnicon Lens made by Tokina

  17. lqqkitslory Says:

    Thanks for doing …
    Thanks for doing this video, you explained the subject really well and its made F Stops much clearer to me!

  18. villrg0a Says:

    thanks for posting, …
    thanks for posting, its a vivitar right?

  19. rebelshotmedia Says:

    This was a great …
    This was a great video. I liked the “way” you explained the topic and your presentation was good.

  20. getpballs Says:

    Great! i’m already …
    Great! i’m already subscribed

  21. DSLRCamera Says:

    I’m planning on …
    I’m planning on making more! I need to find (Make) the time.

    Thanks

    Ed

  22. getpballs Says:

    That’s a good lens …
    That’s a good lens to teach about how they work though. When will i see more videos from you? I think you should make some more =]

  23. DSLRCamera Says:

    It was purchased …
    It was purchased for my Nikon N2000 Film camera. It works just fine on my Nikon D70 as long as I use the camera on manual mode.

  24. getpballs Says:

    Great video, this …
    Great video, this lens is for film camera only right?

  25. Bealll95 Says:

    I think this is a …
    I think this is a really good video that helps to explain f-stops. I work as a photographer and don’t think I could explain it every remotely near as well as it is explained here. Every new photographer should watch this video!!!

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