Camera lens performance and selection

Author: Sha Zhanxiang
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is rich in content, innovative in concept, easy to understand, and illustrated with visuals. It is both rigorous in scientific approach, systematic in structure, informative in knowledge, and novel in perspective, while also possessing high academic and practical value. It is suitable for professional photographers in fields such as photography, film, television, and news, as well as amateur photography enthusiasts and related technical and maintenance personnel. It can also serve as a textbook for photography, news, and audiovisual education programs in higher education institutions. The book is divided into six chapters.
Chapter 1 and 2 introduce the fundamental imaging principles of photographic lenses and their clever applications in photographic practice.
Chapter 3 provides an in-depth analysis of the performance indicators of photographic lenses from the perspective of evaluating their quality, as well as their relationship with photographic techniques and the quality of captured images. It also discusses the techniques for leveraging the strengths and avoiding the weaknesses of lenses to fully unleash their potential.
Chapter 4 covers the performance characteristics of fisheye, short-focus, standard, telephoto, zoom, and 17 types of special photographic lenses.
Chapter 5 introduces the common optical structures and performance of photographic lenses.
Chapter 6 elaborates on the principles, strategies, selection, and inspection methods for purchasing photographic lenses, as well as proper maintenance techniques.
The book also includes information on the performance, features, and prices of over 1,000 new photographic lenses for photography, film, and television produced by dozens of renowned optical companies worldwide.