TYPES

OF
LENSES:
PRIME &
ZOOM
 W IDE ANGLE LENS
Wide Angle Lenses are the lenses
with short focal length used for
landscape photography that
involves capturing all the scenery
in front of them.
Wide angle lenses are generally
used when we need wider view or
when the subject is in the extreme
foreground. We can use it to get
more in the frame where space
prevents us from stepping back.
Traditionally, a super wide-angle
lens is classified as anything under
20mm. The Tokina AT-X 116
Wide-angle is 16-35mm. Pro DX
USE OF WIDE ANGLE LENS:
Wide-angle lensesare most commonly used for
photographing landscapes and architecture, although
they are often also used for photographing large groups
of people.
 STANDARD LENS
Standard or normal lenses
are used to get normal
view of subject.
A standard lens has a
focal length range of 35-
70mm.
The most common
standard lens is a fixed
50mm lens.
Lenses in the 50 mm to
75 mm range create
natural looking portraits
TheNikon 50mm lens
without facial distortions.
USES OF STANDARD LENS:
Standard lenses are
most commonly used for
documentary and street
photography. Pioneers
of modern street
photography, such as
Henri Cartier-Bresson,
always used a 50mm
lens, choosing to move
themselves around so as
to best frame an image.
Good for a wide range of
photographic needs but
excel at portraits
MEDIUM TELEPHOTO / PORTRAIT LENS
The focal
range
between 80-
135mm is
nearly always
used by
portrait
photographer
s.
Fixed lenses
at these
lengths
produce ideal
framing for
USES OF MEDIUM TELEPHOTO / PORTRAIT
LENS:

These lenses are used

for portrait
photography and excel
in capturing good
features of the subject
especially human
faces. These lenses
are mostly used by
fashion photographers
to make portfolios of
models. They also find
use in product or
 TELEPHOTO LENS
Any lens with a focal
length of between
135mm and 300mm is
a true telephoto lens.
These lenses
compress the
foreground and
background.
Work well with
portraits but also
cause some distortion,
the longer the focal
length of the lens, the Canon EF 200mm
more it compresses
USES OF TELEPHOTO
LENS: lenses are traditionally used for sports and
Telephoto
wildlife photography, but their essential function is to
bring distant objects closer.
 SPECIALIST LENS
There are a variety of specialist
lenses available. Some of the more
common are:
Super Telephoto. These have a
focal length of more than
300mm, and are used by
dedicated sports, space and
wildlife photographers.
Macro. These lenses are
designed for extreme
photography , able to focus
closer to an object than normal
lenses, offering a 1:1 ratio. It is
used to click small object and
allow to fill the frame with small
subject. .
Fisheye. These are on the edge of wide-angle lenses (with shortest
focal length), and give a distorted view of the subject matter. The
center of the image is magnified, and objects diminish in size in all
directions around it. It is also used to create dramatic effect. It
captures aprox 180*(wider angle of view)

A MACRO IMAGE A FISH-EYE IMAGE

WIDE ANGLE LENS TELEPHOTO LENS NORMAL LENS