Types of lenses and their characteristics
After a while of starting the camera,
"I hear that the lens is more important than the body...?"
Such a question arises.
In fact, lens greatly affects the impression of a photo.
In this article, we will summarize the typical types and characteristics of typical lenses in an easy-to-understand manner with application images.
Contents
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prime lens
lens with a fixed focal length.
You can't zoom, but it's a big advantage.
bright (F1.8, F1.4, etc.)
・Beautiful bokeh
Light and compact
・The image quality is sharp
portraits, family photos, weddings, etc.
Suitable for shooting
Portrait
・Snap
・Daily life and city photography
・Indoor shooting
standard zoom lens
A versatile type that covers from wide-angle to medium-telephoto, > .
Features > ・You can take a wide range of shots with one
・Requires fewer lens changes
・Suitable for travel and events
Shooting
・Travel
・Family photo
・Scenery + People
・All genres
telephoto zoom lens
A lens that can take pictures without shortening the distance to the subject.
Features > ・The background is greatly blurred
・Powerful with compression effect
・You don't have to get close to the subject
Shooting
Sports
・Animals and Wild Birds
・Children's sports day
・Compressed portraits
wide-angle lens
A lens that can capture a wide area at once.
Features > Dynamic composition
・
with a strong sense of depth
・Can be taken indoors
・Scenery
・Architecture and townscape
・Indoor
・Vlogs and videos
macro lenses
A lens that can take pictures extremely close to the subject.
Features > ・Capture every detail
・Isomagnification photography is possible
・The focus is severe
・Hana
・Insect
・Accessories and product photography
・Texture expression
Summary|When the lens changes, the way you think about photography also changes
lenses are not "magnifying tools", but
tool that changes the way you cut the world.
and bokeh
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to manipulate the sense of distance
・Capture the atmosphere
Which one you choose will naturally determine the direction of your photo.
