My new-ish cell phone comes with built in focal lengths: 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 3x. It's a nice feature added from my previous phone. So, what's the point?
Well, 0.5x is wide angle, has the effect of stretching out the distance. 3x is telephoto, and has the effect of compressing distance. On a recent walk, I took both extremes of the same spot. Here's a comparison:
Wide Angle (0.5x). The trail seems to go on forever
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Telephoto (3.0x). If there were a distant object, it would seem closer. the trail seems to end (turn, actually) just ahead.
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So... which is better? Obviously, it depends. In this case, I prefer the wide angle version, it stresses the feeling of solitude, the endless trail. But if there were a person, or people) on the trail, the telephoto would add a sense of immediacy, of "closeness" with nature.
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