Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A Beginners Guide to understanding lenses for your DSLR, Mirrorless camera or interchangeable lens video camera. Confused about the different types of lenses available? This video describes 6 different types of lenses available for your gear and what type of images and videos you'll get from each.
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Chapters:

00:00 Opening
01:54 Most DSLR Cameras Don't Have Full Frame Sensors
02:19 Fish Eye Lenses Explained
03:15 Circular and Full Frame Fish Eye Lenses
04:38 Wide Angle Lenses Explained
05:37 Prime Lenses Explained
06:55 Standard (or Normal) Lenses Explained
07:52 Telephoto (or Zoom) Lenses Explained
09:52 Macro Lenses Explained
10:06 Magnification (or Reproduction) Ratio
11:36 Learn More

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Camera Lenses Explained:
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Full Frame Equivalence Explained:
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Prime Lenses Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=qNEXHUgnMqo&list=PLBw3qczTjq1Ti3s2L7z36psLT-0-boZ1O&index=5

Standard Lenses Explained:
youtube.com/watch?v=Kufh7FORRBU&list=PLBw3qczTjq1Ti3s2L7z36psLT-0-boZ1O&index=4

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