Answer by Peter - Reinstate Monica for Why are superzoom lenses small but...
Why would you buy a good lens? Because it takes good pictures. All other things being equal, the image quality and aperture of a fixed focus length can not be obtained with a zoom lens of the same...
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A lens and sensor are related in size. The giant telephoto works against a sensor that is 6 times as long, and 6 times as wide, as the superzoom mini camera's sensor.The result is a lens where each...
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The 1200mm lens you cite is something of an aberration, since it's built-to-order, not a general-market lens — see Why are some big telephoto lenses so expensive compared to telescopes? and Why are...
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The Canon lens has focal length of 1200mm and maximum aperture of f/5.6, whereas the Nikon lens has a focal length (at the long end) of 357mm and maximum aperture of f/6.5. So the Canon lens is longer...
View ArticleWhy are superzoom lenses small but giant telephoto lenses huge?
This week I've read two news stories about two different camera lenses that can magnify things that are very far away.The first is the Nikon Coolpix P900, which is a point-and-shoot camera that costs...
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