Your Kit Lens Says 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 — What on Earth Does Any of That Mean?
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This episode explains the meaning behind the numbers and letters on a kit lens barrel in simple terms.
Send us Fan Mail 🎯 Your kit lens has something printed on the barrel. 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6. Confident. Specific. And absolutely meaningless — unless you know what any of it means. This episode fixes that. In episode 239 of the Photography Explained Podcast, I explain every number and letter on your kit lens barrel. In plain English. Without the irrelevant detail. Including why the aperture numbering system is completely backwards — and why whoever invented it clearly did not consult anyone who w...
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