5. The Environmental Lens
ISO 200 • 1/320 sec. • f/4 • 12–35mm lens (MFT)
Using wide focal lengths up close
An exciting way to get unique photographs up close is to use a wide-angle focal length either on your zoom lens or on a prime (single-focal-length) lens. In Chapter 2, you learned about some ways of getting close with more than just a macro lens. Today, lens manufacturers often allow you to focus very, very close with wide-angle lenses. Even just a few years ago, this was simply not easily done. I can remember in the days of film trying to find the thinnest possible extension tube to use with a 24mm wide-angle lens so I could focus closer ...
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