Photography isn't all about the type of camera, but the type of lens you are using. A different lens can capture something differently than another. Find our more>
Lens
What are the different lenses and what are they used for.
Two important aspects
Focal Length 18-55 mm
Maximum Aperture 1: 1.4
Depth of Field
Long lens, the size
Short Depth of Field
Shrt lens
Angle of View
Ex. 50mm Full frame is same as 35 mm Crop Lens
There are Full Frame lenses, and crop lenses depending on the type of camera you are using.
16 mm - very wide great for indoor interior photography
No room to back, show as much as possible
Great for landscape
24 mm - Wide
Modern 75 degrees
Mimics the way eye see
Travel photography
Documentary lens
35 mm - Not as wide Moderate Slight Wide
54 degree
What iphones have, every camera has it.
Valuable lenses you can have for STRAIGHT documentary work
Great for Photojournalists
50 mm - not as wide as 35mm
40 degree
Good for documentaries
Good for street photography
Portrait photography
Short Telephoto
100mm - Narrower angle of view 24 degrees
Portrait photography
Render characteristics and features very normally
Great distance
Out of focus background - depth of field - bokeh
Medium Telephoto
200 mm - Angle of view 10 degree
Good if you need to be further away
Fill the frame from afar
Large Telephoto
400 mm - Angle of View 5 Degree
Very far
Wildlife
PRIMES vs ZOOMS
Sharper Versatile
Faster
Smaller
Lets in more light!
Macro - Sharper, and closer images
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