Study of digital lens

There are different types of lenses.

Camera lenses can be broken down into two types, zoom lenses and prime lenses.

Zoom lenses

The most popular zoom lenses being the 70-200 mm lens. It allows our photograph both close up and in the distance.

Prime lenses

Prime lenses have a fixed focal range, which means that we can't zoom in or out. The main advantage of prime lenses is that they specialise in just one focal length. At a result, prime lenses produce much higher quality images than a zoom lens in general.

Focal length size guide

Focal Length	Type of Lens	What is it used for?
4mm - 14mm	Fisheye	Abstract, creative
14mm - 35mm	Wide angle	Landscape, architecture
35mm - 85mm	Standard	Street, travel, portrait
85mm - 135mm	Short telephoto	Street photography and portraits
135mm+	Medium telephoto	Sports, wildlife, action
300mm+	Super telephoto	Sports from a distance, nature and astronomy
35mm - 200mm	Macro	Close-up shots