Specs
Camera Gear
Basic Technical (kinda)
Advanced Technical
Esoteric
100
Fill in the blank: Some brand's kit lens 18-55mm f/3.5-f/?
What is f/5.6?
100
Lenses that don't zoom.
What is prime lens?
100
An adjustable hole located in your lens so that you can control (among other things) the amount of light hitting your sensor
What is aperture
100
DOF (depth of field) is controlled by aperture, distance to subject/background, focal length and _____ ?
What is sensor size?
100
This is a ...
What is a twin lens reflex camera?
200
Canon's newly announced 50.6 megapixel camera
What is the Canon 5DS?
200
This zoom type is?
What is a push/pull zoom?
200
The distance between a camera lens and the closest object that is in focus when the lens is focused at infinity.
What is hyperfocal distance?
200
Shooting with your shutter speed as the reciprocal of your ISO at f/16 is known as ______ ?
What is the sunny sixteen rule?
200
A common optical problem that occurs when a lens is either unable to bring all wavelengths of color to the same focal plane, and/or when wavelengths of color are focused at different positions in the focal plane.
Hint: Usually worse wide open
What is chromatic aberration?
300
The Canon 1DX can shoot ___ fps (frames per second)
What is 12fps?
300
What on earth is this?
What is the Sigma dp2 Quattro?
300
DSLR stands for _______ ?
What is a digital single lens reflex?
300
Lenses sharpen as you stop down and then become noticeably softer at apertures greater than f/16. This is known as _______ ?
What is diffraction?
300
A lens defect which causes images to be pinched at their center.
What is pincushion distortion?
400
Leica makes a 50mm f/0.95 lens. They call it the...
(Hint: Summicron = f/2, Summilux = f/1.4)
What is Noctilux?
400
This is a ...
What is Canon 1200mm f/5.6?
400
Continue the pattern:
f/2, f/2.8, f/4, f/?
What is f/5.6?
400
Continue the pattern:
f/?, f/2.2, f/3.2, f/4.5 ...
What is f/1.6?
400
Wrong way to phrase a Jeopardy question but oh well...
What are two drawbacks to having a smaller sensor?
More noise, less separation via DOF at equivalent settings
500
Nikon strobists make fun of the Canon 5D mkII for this reason.
What is an 1/180 X-sync speed?
500
This is a ...
What is a Nikon 6mm f/2.8 fisheye?
500
The fastest shutter speed at which the shutter (focal plane type) is fully open, exposing the entire sensor at some given time.
What is X-sync speed?
500
f/1.6, 1/320, ISO 500 is equivalent to f/2.5, 1/80 , ISO ?
What is ISO 320?
500
Designed to be used with a Hasselblad 6x6 medium format camera this monster lens weighs in at 256 KG (564 lb) and uses unique methods for handling focusing (because of the weight of each glass element). This lens becomes the largest telephoto lens for non-military use anywhere in the world. The price hasn't been disclosed (although we've heard rumours) nor has the private owner, although some of the text on the lens is in Arabic and it carries a 'State of Qatar' emblem.
What is the Zeiss 1700mm f/4 lens?