Monday 8 February 2016

panorama - Will Nodal point change if I change zoom on camera?



when I find Nodal point on my camera, and I zoom in, is it necessary to rearrange camera?



Answer



Yes, the nodal point changes. If it does not, its purely coincidence!


Each time you change focal-length, you will need to recompute the nodal point of your lens. Note that this is also true of focus on most lenses but the difference is not very pronounced and should only be noticeable when focusing at close (macro) distances.


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