Lenses In Photography

Just having a nice camera isn't going to get you the best pictures. Most of us who take photos are amateurs in the art world, but with the right equipment, our photography can be elevated to a whole new level. Lenses are important, especially when you settle on a medium you'll train in. Most photographers choose an area of photography to specialzse in. There are many types of lenses: the standard 35 - 80mm, telephoto, & panoramic lenses.

Most cameras have a 35 - 80mm lens, even the point & shoot type. Often when you buy a camera body, they'll sell you the standard lens with it. All lenses are interchangeable. However, you will have to stick with the same brand of lenses as your camera & ensure that the diameter is the same. The diameter of most lenses is the same as long as you follow the same brand. The 35 - 80mm lens tells you the extent of zoom. While you can take photographs several miles away with a standard lens, you'll not have the distinction of functions in the print that you need. The standard lens is good for close-ups, such as flowers, spider webs, humans & pets. To get more defined picture miles away, you need a bigger lens.

There are many telephoto lenses in photography. One is the 75 - 300mm lens. While this isn't as massive as other telephoto lenses you see a professional walking around with, it's a big step up for mountain & wildlife photography when your quarry is some distance away. As you begin to go from 35mm to something larger, it's best to have a stabilizer with the lens. A stabilizer will help you keep the camera still to get clear images, even if your hand moves a little bit. When you move into the world of the telephoto lenses, you can buy accessories to help with angles & lighting.

Photography in the world of Panorama is another way to take spectacular landscape images. The panoramic lens, you can widen the shoot, especially with a digital camera. If there is a mountain range or glacier that you want the whole picture of without pasting them together in Photoshop, the panoramic lens is the best way to go. I am sure you have seen the landscape with panoramic views, & wished you could have had that opportunity. Even with film cameras you could have a panoramic lens to widen the picture.

These lenses are just the tip of the iceberg on the use of lenses in photography. Whether you are an amateur photographer or a budding professional, you'll want to maximize your photography skills. The next gear you want to buy to help you with larger lenses would be a tripod to stabilise the camera even more. Tripods are pretty simple & easy pieces of equipment & work well for portrait photography. All media of photography require moderate to top of the line camera equipment to produce a photograph with quality. Photography also relies on the skill of the photographer & their eye. Lenses are just a small part of the photographic world as you begin to study it. If you have questions about the lenses, the best places to find answers are your local photography store.