How do lenses work? MIT Open Learning asks the Edgerton Center

On the left, a closeup of someone holding a camera without a lens. On the right, they hold the camera in front of them with caption "Let's ask Jim"
Have you ever thought about what happens when you take a picture?
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The MIT Pulse educational video series introduces you to the people, ideas, and places at the heart of MIT about 2 minutes at a time. In this edition, Dr. Jim Bales, Associate Director of the Edgerton Center, shares how an essential camera component works. See photography from a whole new lens!

 

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