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Normal lens

In photography and cinematography, a normal lens is a lens that reproduces a field of view that appears "natural" to a human observer. In contrast, depth compression and expansion with shorter or longer focal lengths introduces noticeable, and sometimes disturbing, distortion.

Mimicking human vision, Typical normal focal lengths for different formats & Perspective effects of short or long focal-length lenses

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Mimicking human vision

AccommodationVisionHuman eyeRetinaAbraham Bosse
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Typical normal focal lengths for different formats

Film formatsCameraOskar BarnackLeica cameraAspect ratio
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Perspective effects of short or long focal-length lenses

Distort the perspectiveWide-angle lensesLong-focus lensesTelephoto lensesICP
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The image circle

RadianImage circle135Inscribed
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Mimicking human vision

What is 'normal'?

The image circle

Perspective effects of short or long focal-length lenses

'Normal' lenses vary for different formats

Typical normal focal lengths for different formats

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Normal lens

Nodes45
Edges44
Triples21
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.044444
Components1

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Normal lens

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related to Film still · 5
Normal lens → For, Leica, Oskar Barnack, The, Typical
related to The image circle · 5
Normal lens → An, Effectively, For, Normal, This
related to Digital still · 4
Normal lens → In, The, These, VCT
related to 'Normal' lenses vary for different formats · 3
Normal lens → For, The, This
related to What is 'normal'? · 3
Normal lens → Leonardo, Maurice Pirenne, Vinci
is a · 1
Normal lens → lens that reproduces a field of view that appears

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focal normal lens length mm view lenses image human angle camera vision film perspective lengths sensor photography distortion eye 50

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Normal lensis alens that reproduces a field of view that appears0.90text
Normal lensrelated to 'Normal' lenses vary for different formatsFor0.60section
Normal lensrelated to 'Normal' lenses vary for different formatsThe0.60section
Normal lensrelated to 'Normal' lenses vary for different formatsThis0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Digital stillIn0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Digital stillThese0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Digital stillVCT0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Digital stillThe0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Film stillTypical0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Film stillFor0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Film stillThe0.60section
Normal lensrelated to Film stillOskar Barnack0.60section

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