+117 You've always wondered how a round camera lens makes a square picture, amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's not the lens that makes the picture.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I've never thought about this before but now I really want to know hmm

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Because film is a square.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This just blew my mind

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Yeah- this is good point. Even if it's not the lens that takes the photo, why does it need to be round? Why can't they be square?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Probably because lenses are curved, and if it was a square you wouldn't get an even curvature on the whole lens.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

....really, people? Look inside the lens.

by Anonymous 13 years ago