Momentum (P=mv) is the amount of speed an object has based on how much mass it has. So basically how much mass is in motion. Momentum's unit is the kilogram (kg). There is a direct relationship between mass, velocity and momentum which means, the more mass or velocity an object has the more momentum it will have.
There isn't a good real world example of this in photography. However, if you were to theoretically throw your camera as fast as you could, the momentum of your camera would be the speed at which you threw it multiplied by the mass of your camera.
Questions:
Two photographers stand at the top of a hill. One has a camera and the other does not. Which photographer would have more momentum if rolled down the hill?
The photographer with the camera because more mass = more momentum.
A photographer decides he hates his camera and throws it as fast as he can. He's an art kid, so he doesn't have much muscle and the camera, which is 100kg, travels 1m/s. How much momentum does the camera have?
100kg
100kg x 1m/s
There isn't a good real world example of this in photography. However, if you were to theoretically throw your camera as fast as you could, the momentum of your camera would be the speed at which you threw it multiplied by the mass of your camera.
Questions:
Two photographers stand at the top of a hill. One has a camera and the other does not. Which photographer would have more momentum if rolled down the hill?
The photographer with the camera because more mass = more momentum.
A photographer decides he hates his camera and throws it as fast as he can. He's an art kid, so he doesn't have much muscle and the camera, which is 100kg, travels 1m/s. How much momentum does the camera have?
100kg
100kg x 1m/s