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29 Jul 2024 22:29:17 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Telephoto lens effect  
From: Francois Labreque
Date: 25 Nov 2000 09:24:50
Message: <3A1FCB4C.431D3AD5@videotron.ca>
Margus Ramst wrote:
> 
> Francois Labreque wrote:
> >
> > I did.  And it does not appear to be giving the desired effect.
> >
> > I am talking about the fact that when you are taking pictures with a
> > zoom, the apparent depth of the scene shrinks.
> 
> "Angle" does do just that. Basically, reducing the camera angle reduces the
> perspective effect; angle -> infinity approaches orthographic projection.
> Remember that reducing the camera angle reduces the FOV (Field of View). So if
> you want a particular object to appear the same size as before, you need to
> increase the distance between it and the camera.

After I wrote my last reply, last night, I played around and got
satisfying results.

Thanks anyway.

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