Wide Shots - Canon FD Lens Manual Book

Wide Shots

Exaggerate perspective with wide-angle lenses.
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The foremost feature of the 24mm, 28mm, and 35mm family of
wide-angle lenses is their broad field of view. With a 28mm
lens, the amount of area included in the image is 2.5x that of a
50mm lens; with a 24mm lens, it is 3x. This is decidedly useful
for scenery shots or for indoor photography. And since wide-
angles also provide an exaggerated sense of depth, they can be
used to alter the appearance of foregrounds or, when held at
high or low angles, for interesting or humorous shots of people.
Further, the great depth of field of wide-angle lenses means
that pan focus pictures (in which everything in the image is in
focus) are possible by stopping the lens down to f/16 or f/22.
FD24mm f/2.8, 1/60 sec. at f/8, IS064