Whatsit #96

[Animaniac888]

Hood? Mount?

You're getting warm!!!!!

Zoom thing that you change the focal lengths with? I have got to read my manual and find the proper name for these things.

 

[Animaniac888]

Is it part of the actual lens itself or an accessory?

More guesses:

The front of the lens?
The part where you twist it to focus?

 

[unpopular]

Is it the helical?

 

[Ernicus]

aperture ring

 

[480sparky]

Is it part of the actual lens itself or an accessory?

More guesses:

The front of the lens?
The part where you twist it to focus?

No, not part of the lens, but is either part of the camera body, or an accessory. This is just one feature of the item.

Edit: I'm twisted around. This is NOT part of the camera body, but is found on both the lens AND certain accessories!

 

[unpopular]

I still say the filter thread...

 

[Animaniac888]

F-Mount? Grip? A screw? The thing that caps the other side of the lens?

I have to learn camera terminology...

 

[Animaniac888]

Oh wait... is it the thing on the lens that allows you to attach the hood? Or the focus rail?

 

[snowbear]

erased - wrong direction

 

[unpopular]

tripod mount thread on a telephoto?

 

[prodigy2k7]

Looks like the side of a gear in the second image. Profile view with teeth on top

 

[sm4him]

Is it the corner of the section on the rear of the lens and/or extension tubes where the little "contact points" are? I don't know what to call those little metal points.

I really don't know. And I'm sitting here taking macro photos of various parts of my lenses trying to figure it out! But knowing that my little 1:1 setup isn't even getting me in the ballpark...

 

[480sparky]

OK, here's the full image:

 

[unpopular]

Oh duh! It's the retaining ring!

 

[480sparky]

'Retaining" ring?

Yeah, it's a 'ring', all right.


But what part of it is shown?