Quick Study on Depth of Field
Articles and videos throw around the term “depth of field” quite casually, as if everyone already knows what it means. Depth of Field (DOF from...
Tag: Fundamentals
Handy-Dandy List of f-Stops (in a table)
Every wonder what “half a stop” means in relation to the maximum aperture of a lens? Me, too! So here’s a handy-dandy list of f-stops...
How to Read Canon Lens Date Codes
Every Canon lens has a “date code” imprinted somewhere on the lens mount. This tells you where and when the lens was manufactured so that...
Lens Distortion: Pincushion vs Barrel
There are a handful of lens distortion types cited in lens reviews, but the two most common are pincushion distortion and barrel distortion. Both types...
What is Focus Breathing?
This is a term that gets thrown around a lot in lens reviews, but what does it actually mean? Focus breathing is the minuscule change...