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What is a Lens? Learn All About Lenses, and Watch the Creation of a Nikon Nikkor

02.5.13 @ 9:22PM Tags : camera, cinematography, dslr, fisheyelens, howto, lens, lensbaby, lenses, macrolens, nikkor, nikon, shooting, telephoto, tutorial, tutorials, zoom

Not all glass is created equal. Some is shaped into things you drink out of. Some becomes windows, windshields, and portholes. And some become the tools you use every day to create beautiful images. Something as insanely resolute as 4K (or even 8K) broadcast and stereoscopic 48fps can only look so good with a junk piece of glass placed between the medium and the image — which can also work great if that’s the type of look you’re going for. Given all this, the birds and the bees of how lenses are made — and function, down to the basics — is definitely something many of us take for granted. More »