Camera Lens Comparison

Here is a camera lens comparison using 4 different focal lengths. These four photographs of the house across the street show you what a dramatic difference focal length has on Composition.

The range in these photos is 8x from the 25mm wide angle to the 200mm telephoto.

The small red rectangle in the middle of the top photo shows the coverage that you get when shooting with the 200 mm zoom lens (bottom photo).

This gives you and idea of what to expect when you are considering buying a new digital camera.

You can contrast lenses on cameras and use that as one of the very most important things to consider when choosing a camera.

I shoot professionally with a few Canon DSLRs and use a variety of interchangeable lenses.

For snapshots, I have a Canon PowerShot with a 4x zoom lens. It's focal length range goes from 7.3 mm to 29.2 mm.

DO NOT GET FOOLED by "digital zoom." It's a joke. It's nothing more than cropping and using only part of your camera's sensor.

Using only part of your camera's sensor mean less image quality.

Always take note of "optical-zoom" when considering the different features of a camera. All of the cameras have a range that covers wide angle to telephoto.

Size does matter. The bigger the optics, the better the quality. When you look at the camera's with bigger lenses, they have a larger range of optical zoom.

There are a lot of of camera features to consider. It's important to know what different camera settings are used for. That will help you decide if those features are important to you or not.

Camera Settings. If you want to find out more about when to use certain camera settings to get the best photos.

What is Focal Length. Information on what focal length actually means will help you do a better camera lens comparison.

What is a Prime Lens. Another feature people consider when they compare camera lenses is zoom lenses and prime lenses. A lens comparison between these two can't be done if you don't understand what is a prime lens.

My most important Digital Photo Tip that I stress is to have fun. Whether you are a new photo enthusiast, an advanced amateur or even a pro, I encourage you to enjoy the learning process of taking better digital pictures.

Happy Shooting and enjoy lens comparisons!
Photo TipMan

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