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How are the zoom ranges of lenses chosen?

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
Dukhat
Dukhat Veteran Member • Posts: 3,810
Re: How are the zoom ranges of lenses chosen?

yardcoyote wrote:

I realize it's impossible for every shooter to have a custom made zoom that fits them exactly, but why do zoom lenses have the ranges they do?

With Pentax, I think they have two dart boards, one decides the short end of the zoom, the other the long end.

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