Focal Length and Perspective

Q. Will lenses of different focal lengths produce different perspective?
The answer is NO and yes. "NO" if u keep object to camera distance unchanged. Of course the angle of view widens as u change focal lengths or when u zoom-in. The perspective remains the same though.It's the object to camera distance that changes perspective. Not the focal length.

The perspective will change only if u r trying to keep the main object image size [in the foreground] the same by changing object to camera distance as u change lens focal length - i.e by moving closer to the object for shorter focal length and step backwards from the object for longer focal length - in this case the perspective changes.



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