| Just as the eyes are the windows of the soul, the | | | | blurring of your images resulting from shaky |
| lens of a digital camera is your window to | | | | hands. And this means that digital cameras with |
| capturing beautiful things around you. The lens | | | | longer focal lengths are ideal for people who own |
| serves as the eye of a camera and with it, you | | | | handheld cameras and who don't have a steady |
| are able to take pictures of people, things, places | | | | hand. |
| that you'd like to keep a memory of. It's a vital | | | | Basically, people planning to buy digital cameras |
| component of any camera, whether the traditional | | | | have a choice between the zoom lens and prime |
| or digital and should be well taken care of. | | | | or fixed lens. A zoom lens allows an individual to |
| The lens can make a big difference in terms of | | | | change the focal length within a certain range. So |
| optical quality. When not of top quality, it can | | | | for instance, by standing in just a single position, |
| make your pictures not very attractive to look | | | | you can already take two different angles of |
| at. | | | | your subject - one that shows him or her in a |
| The lens is made up of elements that help guide | | | | distance and one showing him or her in a closer |
| the direction of light rays in order to recreate the | | | | shot. In other words, you can change the |
| image in a very accurate manner on the digital | | | | composition or perspective of your subject. |
| sensor. | | | | A prime or fixed lens, on the other hand, does |
| Focal length is also important when choosing your | | | | not allow you to vary the focal length. As its |
| digital camera lens. This feature determines the | | | | name suggests, it is fixed and this means that it is |
| degree at which a subject will be magnified. This | | | | you who should adjust your position in order to |
| leads us to the essence of understanding the | | | | get the best perspective. But its main advantages |
| difference between the wide angle and the | | | | are in terms of cost, weight and speed. Did you |
| telephoto lenses. The main difference between | | | | know that a less costly prime lens is still capable |
| the two is that the wide angle lenses have smaller | | | | of giving you good picture quality and even |
| focal points while the telephoto lenses have bigger | | | | greater ability to gather light compared to the |
| focal lengths. So if you're taking a photo of a | | | | fast zoom lenses? What this means that even |
| hallway with an open door at the end, a wide | | | | though many people associate the zoom lenses to |
| angle lens will create a small image of the door | | | | quality photos, the prime or fixed lens can still give |
| which appears to be farther while a telephoto lens | | | | the same advantage. |
| will make the door appear nearer. | | | | So now that you know the importance of a digital |
| In addition, lens with longer focal lengths need | | | | camera lens, it's time you think twice when |
| shorter exposure. This is helpful in preventing the | | | | getting the right one for your use. |