>From: "Walt Wayman" <hiwayman@xxxxxxxxx>
>
>twisting the zoom ring
>doesn't change perspective one whit.
Which is precisely what I alluded to. Sorry it wasn't more clear:
>From: Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>>I devote a whole unit in my class to having students get used to
>>using focal length to alter perspective. They already know how to
>>stand in one place and twist the zoom ring! :-)
...meaning, they've got "focal length for cropping" down already. I try to
teach them to think of a different use for focal length, namely keeping subject
size constant and moving back and forth while zooming, in order to change
perspective.
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