Focal Length Explained 1 - Don't just zoom - MOVE!

This video simply solved my lens choosing puzzle. Much much appreciated and many thanks 😊

anyone in 2024?

Really great explanation & illustration!

11 years ego 😱

I just went out and tried this with my lenses. Let me tell you, for someone to just say that your focal length is just the measurements on your lenses and then showing you how to practice. The results blew my mind and I was just making the simplest adjustments on earth. I’m getting into professional photography and this answered my question exquisitely on this topic!

😂 its about understanding your gear and shooting with intention..deciding the look, the field of view you want and choosing the focal length to achieve the desired result. A good exercise for the beginner to understand why to choose a specific focal length.

Awesome video, really well produced in terms of video and audio.

Thanks for this video! I'm alternating between a 50mm prime lens for my full-frame Nikon and an 55-200mm DX lens on a DX camera, and I use both depending on my subjects...

Its great to watch 11 years old video with that better quality❤

Perfect Explanation

Thank you Sir for this video

2024. And dang this is such a quality video that worth all the time in the world! Bless you!

I understand how the focal length changed, but how is that connected to the argument of walking closer instead of zooming?

You’ve essentially misinformed over a million confused photographers by conflating focal length with perspective. I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt in thinking you are just bad at explaining things but good at sounding correct.

If you took a shot at 300mm and 50mm at exactly the same point in space… you will find that you can crop into the 50mm photograph to find an identical composition with identical magnification and field of view as the 300mm. You literally can’t frame the same shot from any other point in space than the one you already are at because of parallax and the nature of perspective.

Nothing happens to the environment when you zoom a lens. When you are moving back, you are changing your perspective. Focal length does absolutely nothing but crop and magnify from the center of your field of view. The way you are explaining this doesn’t make any sense.

Amazing video in 2024z

I wanna know what Natasha is doing now I’m 2024 tho.

Omg this made it so simple for a brainless monkey like me to understand! Thank you!! Invaluable even 11 years later!

OH MY WORD. I have been trying to understand this for ages and you have made it so clear for me to understand, thank you so much. I'm off out to experiment with my camera.

This guy is stupid

Oh I get it. So I'm not that ugly

Who else is here 2024

Great vid Mike! can't believe it's 11 years ago. Super Quality, super explanation! Thanks for sharing!

holla everybody

Dudes about to have a heart attack by just walking a round a bit. lol🤣🤣🤣

I liked the 50 and 250mm picture

Him: move yourself to the target...
Drivers : hey you are standing in the middle of the road!

Thank you for the very informative video, I would do this exercise with Natasha with pleasure honestly

It is dark outside… but I will try that soon, point taken, thanks.

Natasha at 10 mm was something

Wow great tips will try tomorrow thanks

神奇啊

This one really gets into the practical aspects!

Soo is the further away it is shot from the better?

Beautiful Natasha.. how old is she now?

wow!! I understood this better with this video. well explained .still struggling thank you sir. one more sub .

This is the top of analism everywhere, totally rediculous.

Great advice Mike.

Thank you ❤

Thanks!

Did you set the camera to F4?

Wow! One of the best videos on optimally using the zoom lens.

Thank you!

Its on my feed after 10 years. I knew about the focal lengths but still wanted to watch it. Simple yet very informative one.

I do have a Natasha to this with, as that’s also my daughter’s name😂😂😂

10 years ago since I saw this first time.
I always recommend you Mike for people wanted to learn photography, and go watch your videos, because you is a really good teacher.

Posted 10 years ago and looks like you made it this year.