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     For producing great images in photography, role of the lens is significantly greater than that of camera. But in market there so many lens option available from different companies, so that it is little bit confusing for the buyer. That’s why it is very important to get right knowledge about lens types. Regarding this we have already seen ‘types of lenses based on their working’, in last post. (Click here to read it if you haven’t.:- Types of lenses part 1 ).      However in this post we will be getting information about ‘lens types based on focal length’ . For that, let’s first understand the concept of FOCAL LENGTH. Because of the concave and convex glass elements in lens, light gets concentrated at a single point inside the lens. That point is called as ‘Focal point’ of that lens. And the distance of this point from the camera sensor is called as ‘FOCAL LENGTH’ of that particular lens.       Generally this distance or focal leng...

            Photography is a type of art, which can be cherished as a hobby or it can turn out to be a great business, if done seriously. But in both cases, it is a costly thing to have. This is mainly due to the fact that, good cameras are expensive piece of gear to own. But it’s full functionality and power can be revealed only with the help of better quality lenses. Which are costly too.       But why do we have to invest in many lenses? What are various types of lenses one should be aware of? Why any single lens can’t be used to take all types of photos? All these questions will be answered in this post.      Interchangeable digital camera lenses can be mainly categorized in following two types. 1. Types based on working of lens 2. Types based on focal length of lens.       As this topic is very vast, it is impossible to cover it in a single short post. So in this post we will only see len...