Lens Flashcards
The eye of the camera is also a heart of the camera
Lens
A piece of transparent material made of glass or plastic with 2 opposite symmetrical surface or at least one curved surface
Lens
General classification of lenses
- Simple lenses
- Compound lenses
It composed of 1 lens
Simple lenses
A lens that is thicker at the middle than at the edge
Convex Lens
It gathers light rays and refracts them to meet in a certain point
Convex Lens
It is thicker at the edges than at the center; light rays passing through a diverging lens are vent outward
Concave Lens
It consists of two or more simple lenses fitted together
Compound lenses
Produce aberrated image which can be corrected using compound lenses
Simple lenses
It Is a combination of lenses
Compound lenses
It is a number of mega fixel
Image size
Image produced by the lens depends upon factors camera- to - subject and focal length
Image size
Small circle or blur are called?
Circle of confusion
Refers to the distance from the optical center of the lens to the focal plane, when the lens is focused on infinity
Focal plane
The distance between the lens and the focal plane when the lens is focused on infinity
Focal length
Focal length controls the following:
a. Magnification
b. Angle of view
The size of the image formed by the Lens
Magnification
The amount of the scene shown on a given size of film
Angle of view