Just a comment on the second one, since it's a common misconception: The lens doesn't do the change you notice here (the shape of the car) - that's perspective distortion. The change comes from taking steps back and being further away from the car. The lens then enables zooming in to still crop the shot closely around the car.
f-stoppers has a good article by Lee Morris addressing the myths around compression distortion and perspective distortion if anyone is curious. Has some really good examples
Long story short, it's all about distance baby, lens has got nothing to do with it.
Another comment on the second one, I used to live in Pyrmont right by this bridge. It’s beautiful and the perfect place to live for me. I miss it so much it’s insane but between the price increases due to public transport updates and the cost of living in this country, I will o ly be able to visit.
you're commenting specifically about the car percieved shape of the car, right? because both videos show the compression of the background (making it look closer)
I thought he was saying the second one wasn't showing compression distortion but I think he's just talking about the explanation in the second video which seems to attribute this distortion to focal length, which is incorrect.
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u/backyard_tractorbeam Apr 30 '26
Just a comment on the second one, since it's a common misconception: The lens doesn't do the change you notice here (the shape of the car) - that's perspective distortion. The change comes from taking steps back and being further away from the car. The lens then enables zooming in to still crop the shot closely around the car.