How to Choose the Right Camera Lens

By simply changing a lens, the scope of a potential image changes, too. Understanding the difference between lenses will help you get the best shot.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Film
• Camera Filters
• Cameras
• Camera Bags
• Wide-angle Lens
• telephoto or "long lens"
• Camera Monopods
• Camera Lenses
• Camera Accessories
• Camera Flashes
• Camera Tripod
• Zoom Lenses
• Camera Straps
• Camera Lens Caps
• Camera Batteries
• Camera Macro Lenses

1. Choose a subject to photograph.
2. Opt for a telephoto lens (a lens with a focal length greater than 55 mm) to bring your subject closer.
3. Select a wide-angle lens (a lens with a focal length of less than 40 mm) to broaden the scope of your photograph.
4. Use a regular lens (a lens with a focal length of 40 mm to 55 mm) for most situations, because it offers the maximum aperture range, which allows you to photograph under a wider variety of lighting conditions.
5. Go for a zoom lens (a lens without a set focal length) to reduce expense and increase flexibility because it lets you shoot across a wide range of focal lengths from wide-angle to telephoto using one lens.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure to focus precisely when using a telephoto lens because it shortens your depth of focus.
• Use a wide-angle lens in situations where you cannot back up to gain a broader perspective such as when you are indoors and when taking landscape shots.
• The variable focal length, or area that will be in focus, of a zoom lens requires longer shutter speeds, which limits the range of lighting conditions that you can use it in without a tripod and fast film.

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