Think about what "focusing" a camera really means. How far away is the lens from the detector in a camera when the camera is focused on a distant mountain? On a friend close by? How does your eye accomplish this?
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This is because the light rays coming from the distant object are nearly parallel, and the lens needs to adjust to converge these rays onto the detector. ** Show more…
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