| A huge number of professional photographers use | | | | for Vibration Reduction; this helps the |
| the Nikon DSLR cameras to take the best shots | | | | photographer take stable and clear photographs |
| of their career; this is because of the fact that | | | | at extremely low shutter speeds.o AF-S: ideal for |
| Nikon is one of the best providers of high quality | | | | the wildlife photographers, who want to take |
| cameras and lenses. Good photography is never | | | | good pictures of their subjects without disturbing |
| possible without good lenses. Nikon provides a | | | | them. The Silent Wave Motor uses hi-tech |
| variety of lenses for a wide range of purposes, | | | | capabilities to zoom in automatically without |
| and picking the right one can be a tough call for | | | | causing any noise.o IF: this stands for Internal |
| an amateur. Nikon has its very own terminology | | | | Focusing, these lenses are very affordable and |
| when it comes to lenses. | | | | the shape of the lens does not change when you |
| Suppose the lens name is "Nikon AF 28mm f | | | | try to focus as all the focusing action takes place |
| 2.8D", this is a simple lens and does not possess | | | | inside the lens.o ED: stands for Extra-Low |
| zoom capabilities, it is commonly known as the | | | | Dispersion, a lens without this feature will have |
| Prime Lens. The name can be divided into | | | | chromatic aberrations in the photo. |
| different segments, the first one is 28mm this is | | | | There is no single lens that packs all the features, |
| the focal length of the lens. If this lens had, a | | | | so you need to mix and match according to your |
| zoom function then the name would have been | | | | requirements.o If you want to take sports |
| more like 70-200mm, which would suggest the | | | | photographs then you can go for the Telephoto |
| wide-angle (70mm) and the telephoto settings | | | | lens with AF-S capabilities.o For portraits and |
| (200mm) focal lengths of the lens. | | | | scenery capture, you should go for the wide |
| The next part of the name, f/2.8 is the | | | | angled lenses with VR and ED.o For taking |
| maximum aperture sizes of the lens, the smaller | | | | pictures of the landscapes, you should opt for |
| the f-number the higher the speed of the lens. A | | | | lenses with internal focusing (IF) as the wide |
| high-speed lens is good for low light photography | | | | angled IF lenses give good view of the field.o If |
| as it allows more light to be directed to the | | | | you like to capture small objects like flowers, |
| sensor. The last part of the name suggests the | | | | butterflies, Bees then you should go for the |
| feature provided with the lens, in this case it is D, | | | | Macro lenses with optical zoom capabilities.o For |
| which means that the distance between the lens | | | | traveling purposes, you can choose the Mega |
| and the object is sent back to the DSLR, thereby | | | | zoom lenses that offer great zooming capabilities, |
| adjusting the exposure to create a better picture. | | | | both optical and digital. |
| Some other terminologies are discussed below;o | | | | To summarize, we can say that there is a lens |
| G-lens: These lenses come with an aperture | | | | for every single purpose so you should pick your |
| control ring on the lens itself.o VR-lens: this stands | | | | lens carefully while composing a shot. |