certainly something like open quote 24 millimeter 35 millimeter 50 millimeter 70 millimeters close

quote that is not the sensor size it's the focal length the sensor never changes size

so what is focal length this is probably the most misunderstood number in photography

it's not the physical length of the lens the distance from the sensor to the front glass

technically it's the distance between the lens's optical center and the image plane when focused

at infinity but honestly that definition doesn't help much the useful way to think about it is

open quote focal length determines how much of the scene you see close quote small number wider

view large number narrower view imagine standing in one place 24 millimeter you see you can see

the code in our conversation history great for landscapes 50 millimeter you see you can see the

code in our conversation history much closer mark 200 you see you can see the code in our

conversation history you've zoomed right in you haven't moved the lens has why is 50 millimeters

no wait i interrupted listening halfway through that

response because