Lense

Types of DSLR lenses

01. Standard lenses

This is a term that seems to be disappearing a little from terminology. Traditionally on film camera it was used to describe lenses in the 50mm range because this is what usually came with the camera.

02. Telephoto lenses

Zoom lenses are the most popular DSLR at present and come in a range of configuration and and levels of quality. Obviously the benefit of zooms are that you do not need to physically get closer to your subject to get a tighter framing of the image. These lenses can have quite narrow ranges or quite  long ones.

03. Wide Angle lenses 

As their name suggests, these lenses enable their users to take shots with a very wide perspective. They are useful for landscapes and for getting in nice and close to subject still fitting a lot of them in.

Wide angle lenses come both as prime lenses but also are being found at the lower end of telephoto zoom lenses increasingly. Be aware that very wide lenses will sometime distort  your image a little, especially at the edges of your photo where they can be quite curved. This can be used to great effect but can also be quite frustrating at times.

04. Macro Lenses 

These lenses are specially designed for shooting object up close. Many lenses and cameras with a macro setting but true macro lenses will produce images that are life size and that enable you to get in incredibly close from the subject you are shooting.