There's a bit on focal lengths in photography there.
Remember when you're talking about lenses going on your camera there's a crop factor of 1.6 so the 18-55mm is effectively a 29-88mm lens in real money.
There's a bit on focal lengths in photography there.
Remember when you're talking about lenses going on your camera there's a crop factor of 1.6 so the 18-55mm is effectively a 29-88mm lens in real money.
I feel stupid but still don't get it! Could you explain it to me in basic terms of photography?
I feel stupid but still don't get it! Could you explain it to me in basic terms of photography?
Basically the bigger the number, the more zoom you get - e.g. an object shot with the 18mm lens will appear smaller than the same object shot at the same distance with a 55mm lens.
It's not a huge issue, I've been using an SLR for a few years and still can't explain it very well. It's more important to know how images shot through lenses of different focal lengths will appear - e.g. wide angle lenses have more depth of field than a telephoto lens.