> if you stand in the same place and point to the same thing, a larger focal length What will happen then? > will do compress the perspective more. Beep! Wro

> if you stand in the same place and point to the same thing, a larger focal length What will happen then? > will do compress the perspective more. Beep! Wrong! That's why I'm pedantic about the topic. Try it yourself with a zoom lens. The right answer is: "will capture a smaller angle of the same scene." No perspective change. Ignoring details coming from resolution, you might as well crop the picture.