Focal Length and Compression as Demonstrated by a Cat
These four images demonstrate the depth compression of different focal legths – the image on the top left is a 29mm at 1 foot distance. The images then increase in focal length (higher zoom) while moving away from the subject to keep the same framing. The image on the bottom right is 105mm at 12 feet.
Via PetaPixel
Haha, great!
This is a decent visual depiction, but even in the original article, the author doesn’t give a full breakdown of the combinations. So, 50-50 in terms of value for aspiring cinematographers.
Having the numbers wouldn’t necessarily help either, the most important thing is the compression concept, everything else can be judged by eye.
Or maybe he didn’t want to look like an ass about it, DIY