Monday, 26 January 2015

Lens types and Focal Length



Standard lens: (35-70)mm 
 Has a similar magnification to the human eyes. The standard lens offers a natural perspective.

Wide angle lens: (80-135)mm 
By using this lens, we can get a wider view for the image. This lens is used to capture wider perspective for capturing landscape such as broad mountains, beautiful architecture,  this lens is a perfect choice to use.

Telephoto lens: (135-300)mm 
This lens allows you to capture an image from a great distance.Telephoto lens is suitable in situations such as capturing sports athletes in a big stadium, or to snap a wild lion from a distance. 

Super telephoto lens: (300-600)mm 
Super telephoto lens can get up to 600mm and is mainly used for wildlife.


Focal Length
F stop is the focal length 

Focal length is a measure of the strength of the lens. 'angle of view' the bigger the focal length the narrower the angle of the view as seen on some of the pictures above.

Zoom lenses has many variable focal lengths where as prime has a fixed length. Prime lenses is better quality.

What is a Prime Lens?

A prime lens is a lens that has one focal length only, you only have to focus if it is on manual setting.

What is a Zoom Lens?

A zoom lens is a lens has a range of focal lengths rather then a fixed setting.
Sources:

http://av.jpn.support.panasonic.com/support/global/cs/dsc/knowhow/knowhow12.html
https://projekarka.wordpress.com/basic-lens-types/
http://www.wexphotographic.com/?/guides/lens-sense.html
https://projekarka.wordpress.com/basic-lens-types/
http://digital-photography-school.com/prime-vs-zoom-lenses-which-are-best/

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