Focal Lengths and Compression. How to choose the right Lens!

Many think choosing lenses is just about the ability zoom in and out. Or shooting close or wide! WRONG! "Compression" is one of the most useful, significant principles that will transform your photography and filmmaking. This video will break it down simply and visually.
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[@CuzEillyCan_Interiors]

Why have I learned so much from this fantastic video more than I have ever learned in college???

[@RamenKing2023]

Thank You! I was finally able to understand focal lengths!

[@Onthebeach002]

Hello, first ignore the negative comments. So many people talk about the differences with lens but you really nailed it by showing us. What a great job !!

[@paulreid7761]

Brilliant accessible explanation of focal length and compression. I have been struggling to grasp it and finally got it!

[@larrylaffer4304]

Great - Now i understand it much better. I liked ur explanation. Thank you.

[@nreyntje]

I've looked at a few videos now related to focal length... best so far. So my hat off for your quality work!

[@thelightroom8389]

A great demonstration of focal length

[@eleganttemple1472]

Wow! Nice piece you got here. Honestly I learned alot from it Thanks Simeon.

[@crazyjack2019]

You absolutely NAILED this explanation good sir. And I love your mannerisms. As an beginner, I sincerely appreciate this knowledge.

[@timothylatour4977]

Best illustration I have seen of the real-world differences in focal lengths. Love the green screen example. Just the right amount of enthusiasm in the presentation, so thanks.

[@simeonquarrie]

Hey thanks! It’s great to see this comment.

[@unkitjc]

I was really looking to get an explanation for this. Thank you!

[@SandeepSharma-ri3bx]

Thanks Simon. u also made it interesting. I was really a bit confused at this focal length I mean when to use how to use. Now m clear

[@vishalpakolu40]

This is THE BEST demonstration video.. Thank you Simeon , please keep posting such informative content videos.. really helps :) kudos to you and your team. Highly appreciated!!😊

[@aj03two]

great video, when buying lenses I've always gone in store to play with them to see if the lens suits my shooting style. This video does the job perfectly!!!

[@danep99]

Really useful video! Brilliantly explained and demonstrated.

[@hemendrarajput4919]

That was the best explanation I have seen for focal lengths on KZbin... thanks man

[@winifredrose806]

Excellent video. Thank you

[@simeonquarrie]

Let me know what you think of this video! Please like, share, subscribe and suggest subjects :)

[@TonySooty]

HI Simeon, I enjoyed your video and presentation style. Any chance you can add camera settings to help your followers understand what your shooting. I know some photographers are precious about this but, I think your an educator and will welcome to opportunity to pass on knowledge ..

[@VitorGuerraVideos]

The best explanation I ever had about focal length!

[@nazahmedfilms]

fantastic refresher thanks simeon really well explained also.

[@simeonquarrie]

So glad you dig this :) Thanks for watching!

[@imnelsnphoto1475]

So simple to understand . Congratulations mate

[@doingitover40]

this was super helpful. thanks ... next time can you have another camera recording both of you so we can see that distance?

[@simeonquarrie]

Great suggestion :) Thank you

[@anmolpandey929]

Thank you very much Mr Simeon for this video, fantastic job my dear friend..

[@Manish-ys6zv]

Wow! Thank u!!

[@makiuzu3852]

thanks. now i know what lens i will use or buy.

[@ArlisaSThomas]

Thanks Simeon for the time and effort you put into these exceptionally well produced tutorials! I have learned a lot and truly appreciate all that you do! New subbie :)

[@simeonquarrie]

I really appreciate your comment Arlisa :) Thanks for subscribing. Let me know if there are any subjects that you'd like me to dig into

[@nathanaellathrop5799]

Wow! I had no idea about all this! Now I can do some more experimenting with all of my lenses. Plus, I really enjoy your sense of humor! Thanks Simeon!

[@simeonquarrie]

Nathanael Lathrop that's why I'm here! To jump you forwards :)

[@discovery.earth.pictures]

Great video. Superbly educational and has a classroom feel. Highly recommend. Thanks for sharing you knowledge with us all.

[@simeonquarrie3431]

Thanks for this comment!

[@BrettLyon]

Long time follower of you on Instagram, long time fan of your work, and very appreciative of how you kindly have answered several questions from me across various mediums (Instagram, Vimeo, etc). New subscriber to your KZbin channel, however, and am (not surprisingly) also loving this. Should I be embarrassed that as self-proclaimed experienced shooter I still learned a lot in this focal length basics episode? Well, at least I'm honest. Thanks for all of the enthusiasm and shares, and thanks for having answered all those questions from people like me who just want to get better and better at what we love. Still aim to make shots that look as beautiful as your MōVI + mimic + c300II + bicycle operator + sprinter bit! Would love to see tutorials on cinematic lighting, or pulling off cinematic shots and cinematic movement as a lone wolf single shooter!

[@simeonquarrie]

Brett Lyon this comment has made my day! Thank you expressing these thoughts in this comment. Don't take the time. I'm still learning! I'd love to do a video on lighting. 🙂 I'll be doing a session at BVE this year

[@evgenybelousov2376]

wow, that is brilliant! Amazing video and very simple and precise explanation. Thank you!

[@simeonquarrie]

Thanks for watching Evgeny :)

[@MartinLutherMcCoy]

very helpful. bravo

[@COALPOTCOOKING]

Thank uuu... useful video

[@tonycapo8015]

Great video very informative, I have a better understanding of this now, thanks for sharing!

[@simeonquarrie]

Tony Capo thank you!

[@alanfeng99]

Great demonstration of lense compressions.

[@simeonquarrie]

Alan Feng thanks so much for watching and commenting! I'll pass the message on to the team!

[@michaelsvlog]

Absolutely brilliant!... really didn't like how the wide angle lens looked up so close very bad choice for up close shot from what I could see in footage.

[@camicees]

your videos are insane bro

[@mikewinburn]

Brilliant presentation!

[@simeonquarrie]

mikewinburn thanks for taking the time to comment :)

[@GwydionGivesVoice]

At 2:40, that eyebrow twitch made me forget which Tube I was watching. 🔥 But, seriously, I can't believe this was uploaded four years ago and I'm only just seeing this. Most people will address focal length by taking still photos and saying, 'See the difference?' without much explanation. At this point, I've played enough to know that some lenses just look better in certain situations, but this offered a much better description for the cause. Thanks very much!

[@town3]

Love it Simeon and keep them coming. Great job. The funny part is i know this info but i still find it great to watch. :) Thanks

[@simeonquarrie]

Michael Mystro Pierce I'm glad 🤣

[@nurkhats]

Thanks a lot for this tutorial. It's very useful to understand how things work. Could you please explain how using different focal lengths effects on compression in shooting some city scape or landscape?

[@danielvres1207]

I don't know witch lens I need to take commercial photo? You are awsome

[@georgeyoung2990]

Thank you from Conroe Texas.

[@JamieWhiffen]

Great video Simeon, really informative. 😬

[@simeonquarrie]

Thanks Jamie. I know this is photo/ video gold.

[@YoungBlaze]

Yordin is the real mvp!

[@AikTamboto]

This video awesome, i like

[@mikedza]

Great video. I have a fairly small studio space, and am using the sensor on my pixel 3 xl (not sure what it is) but was considering buying a moment 58mm lens. This video swayed me much more towards yes. Although now I fear U will have to invest in better lighting because right now I just use a ring light and mount my phone in the middle of it. I wonder if I can keep the ring light out of frame, but still have it close enough to my face shooting through it with a 58mm lens. I do mainly KZbin monologue style stuff, sometimes with a green screen behind me

[@winonadaphne6445]

“yordon, don’t just laugh, tell me how i look” 😂😂😂😂😂 great video, your set looks hella cool. maybe you’d get more clicks if you change the thumbnail to have comparison portrait photos

[@simeonquarrie]

Winona Daphne thanks and great idea!

[@Hardnine9]

Really useful tips gideon! Even for us who want to go from hobbie to life time job.

[@simeonquarrie]

Fotis Goudouvas these are principles that some full time professionals do realise. I may delete these videos later lol. thanks for commenting!

[@yearight1205]

Fuck me running, the moment you said the reason you don't have the 85mm lens because you smashed it, I had sympathy pains for you 😂

[@InglesporMinutoconAnthonyMartz]

Did you stop making videos? How come you dont have more subs? Great video. Thanks

[@rozyjoseph317]

Simeon Quarrie I want to make a cinematic movies, and I am in a very tight budget, I decided to buy Black Magic 4K pocket cinema, but I came to know that it comes without lenses, and I do not afford to buy several lenses, I can buy just one lens, so the question which lens will be the most usable lens for most settings???

[@YoungBlaze]

85 on a apsc sensor would be 127mm?

[@sampledude8846]

If you move the green screen closer it needn't be that large. Just saying.

[@davidlara9808]

Would love to hear your thoughts on assembling/building a team to work together on projects

[@simeonquarrie]

David Lara ok that's a great subject! What's your genre of production?

[@davidlara9808]

Simeon Quarrie - as of right now weddings and corporate. But want to move into short docs and commercials. I know teams can be a critical part of moving forward in the industry especially to create a final piece for the client.

[@ElBeeEss]

LOL @ your saucy eyebrow!

[@RJMCTV]

Killing time before the Dragons turn up to their Den? But seriously, great video, Engaging, informative, and very useful

[@clickshare2167]

i got confused way back then. I bought a wrong lens for my cam

[@diotough]

The reason for this "compression" or perspective distortion is not the focal length, it's your position in regards to your subject. If focal lengths had an effect on the distortion or compression or whatever, cropping into a wide angle shot to get the same field of view as a tele lens shot would result in a different look - it won't. It's not the lens, it's your position and the distance between you and your subject.

[@simeonquarrie]

diotough simply put in the video, the different lenses, and the positional relationship to the lens changes look.

[@gmartyceo]

Alonzo Mourning everybody..

[@enejeemmanuel2644]

I'm not happy that you didn't even consider aperture of different lenses, an amateur will not be able to deal with these situations

[@simeonquarrie]

I totally understand. You are right, aperture is a very important consideration. I just felt that compression and focal length, hasn't been explained so well by others. I've helped over a 1000 professional photographers and filmmakers face to face as an Ambassador of Canon and I know that even the pros don't always understand compression.

[@enejeemmanuel2644]

@@simeonquarrie Thanks for all you do for us budding media production company. Guess we have a lot to learn from you.

[@jcf20010]

I watched this and I still don't know what compression is. The only changes I'm seeing is the FOV form lens to lens. How are you defining compression?

[@jackstevensbass]

Where's the cameraman's credit?

[@mitigo]

The lens itself isn't compressing anything. Lens compression is a myth. It's all distance to subject.