Photographic Lenses: Photographer's Guide to Characteristics, Quality, Use and Design by Ernst Wildi
SKU
ERNSTWILDI / A1723
Photographer's Guide to Characteristics, Quality, Use and Design
Amherst Media 2001, softcover, 8-1/2 x 11", 128 pages, over 150 full color photos.
The author approaches the topic of lenses and optics not from a scientific perspective, but from a photographer's point of view. He covers terminology, how different types of lenses function, and the pros and cons of the different makes and models.
Features:
*Area coverage
*Focusing types and control
*Telephoto, macro, zoom, fisheye, wide-angle and more
*Quality specifications
*Lens aberrations
*Flare and multicoating
*Determining focusing accuracy
*Depth of field
*Tilt and shift control
*Enlarging and projection lenses
*Quality at different apertures
*Lens quality tests.
CONTENTS
Lens Characteristics
Lens Design
Lens Quality
Image Quality
Selecting and Using Lenses
Glossary