Lens Choices

● What focal length should you use?

• Answer A. It doesn't matter!


• Answer B. Depends how big a picture you want


• Answer C. Start with scene, work backwards to lens choice

● Wide angle scenes can be assembled from multiple telephoto

images....but not vice-versa.

● Does a tilt/shift lens make things easier? No!

● Fisheye lenses? Yes...if your software can handle them. Good

choice for 360 degree work.

● Wide aperture lenses? Not particularly important.

● Blurry corners/edges and vignetting cause problems.

● Polarizers: typically not a good idea for wide angle panoramas.