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08/27/2006 04:16:24 PM · #1
Looking at some of the camera self-portrait entries, I'm amazed at how the lenses dominate the rest of the camera.

Are these specific lenses, or is there just a lot of parallax distortion that occurs when the camera's close to a mirror?

For example, compare these entries with the Canon EOS 350D:



with the database picture of the camera:
08/27/2006 04:25:50 PM · #2
At least noone had one of these bad boys stuck on the front of their camera :)
08/27/2006 04:25:53 PM · #3
On the first shot I believe it's the angle the camera is to the mirror making the lens most prominent.

On the second picture I believe it is the convex curve of the glasses that's making the lens seem much larger.
08/27/2006 04:28:08 PM · #4
The 24-70L in the first shot is also quite a bit bigger than the kit lens pictured in the database shot.
08/27/2006 04:34:28 PM · #5
It's partly wide angle distortion, and how close the subject is.

Like in this shot, the lens hood of the 70-210 was about 5 inches away from the front element of the 18-55 on the camera, and it looks huge even though it's only maybe 80mm diameter.
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