Every aspiring photographer, after acquiring the first professional technique, begins to choose a lens that will ideally suit his needs. However, the huge assortment of optics offered by the stores complicates this task significantly.
Main characteristics of lenses
With the help of high-quality optics, the photographer sees the image through his camera and can capture what he sees in the focus that he likes best. Also, the quality of the photo taken largely depends on the lens. The main and main part of such optics is its glass lens, for which, in fact, the buyer pays.
The more expensive a lens is, the higher its quality, and the larger the lens, the higher the price, since there are many good lenses in large devices.
The most important parameter when choosing a lens is its focal length, which is indicated in millimeters and can be constant or variable. The smaller the number of the given distance, the wider the viewing angle will be. Also, an important characteristic of such optics is considered to be aperture ratio, on which the quality of its operation in low light and the depth of sharpness of areas depends. With a fast lens, you can make a three-dimensional picture, which is important for portrait photography and macro photography. When choosing a device, you should give preference to a model with a fixed aperture ratio.
Choosing a lens
In terms of functionality, lenses are divided into normal, wide-angle and telephoto lenses. Standard optics are ideal for portrait photography, and the amount of background blur depends on the focal length. Wide-angle lenses are best chosen by professionals who capture objects of architecture, landscapes, crowds of people and other images that usually do not fit into a normal lens.
Experienced photographers do not recommend purchasing general purpose lenses as they are either unreliable or expensive due to their size.
Long focal length optics have both variable and fixed focal lengths. They should be chosen for shooting distant objects that cannot be approached, as well as for macro photography of inanimate objects, small insects, and so on. To obtain high quality images, it is advisable to purchase a high-aperture lens model that provides coverage in the middle and wide-angle focal range, and also allows you to shoot both landscapes and portraits. Also, devices with a fixed focal length, which have high optical properties and a well thought-out design, will be an excellent choice.
