Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8
65mm
A longer maximum focal length allows you to focus in on a small part of a scene, and offers a narrower angle of view than shorter focal lengths.
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Sigma 300-800mm F5.6 EX DG APO HSM
800mm
65mm
A shorter minimum focal length allows you to get more of the scene in the photo, and offers a wider angle of view than longer focal lengths.
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Canon EF 35mm F/2 IS USM
0.24mm
Device is protected with extra seals to prevent failures due to any kind of weather.
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Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S
727g
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Canon EF 400mm F/4 DO IS II USM
2.1g
A prime lens has a fixed focal length. In general, these are sharper, with a wider aperture.
Optical image stabilization uses gyroscopic sensors to detect the vibrations of the camera. The lens adjusts the optical path accordingly, ensuring that any type of motion blur is corrected before the sensor captures the image.
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Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S
1x
The zoom range is the ratio between the longest and shortest focal lengths. A higher zoom range means that the lens is more versatile.
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Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD
22.2x
46°
At the shorter end of the lens you get the widest angle of view. This allows you to fit more of the scene into the photograph (based on APS-C format).
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Leica APO-Summicron-SL 75mm f/2 ASPH
318°
0.19x
A true macro lens has a magnification of 1:1. This means that the image produced is a life-size representation of the subject being photographed.
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Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-90mm F2.8-4 ASPH
14x
46°
At the longest end of the lens you get the narrowest angle of view. This allows you to fit a small portion of the scene into the photograph, such as when you are zooming in on a subject (based on APS-C format).
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Tamron SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD
2°
f/2.8
With a wider aperture the sensor can capture more light, helping to avoid blur by enabling a faster shutter speed. It also provides a shallow depth of field, allowing you to blur the background to focus attention on the subject.
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Samyang XP 50mm f/1.2
f/1.2
2.8f
With a wider aperture the sensor can capture more light, helping to avoid blur by enabling a faster shutter speed. It also provides a shallow depth of field, allowing you to blur the background to focus attention on the subject.
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Samyang XP 50mm f/1.2
1.2f
32f
A smaller aperture reduces the amount of light reaching the sensor. This is important in bright conditions where a wider aperture could result in your image being overexposed. Another advantage is that with a smaller aperture you get a greater depth of field, and can keep all of the image in focus.
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Pentax HD DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW
45f
32f
A smaller aperture reduces the amount of light reaching the sensor. This is important in bright conditions where a wider aperture could result in your image being overexposed. Another advantage is that with a smaller aperture you get a greater depth of field, and can keep all of the image in focus.
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Pentax HD DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW
45f
With full-time manual focus, you can move the focus ring whilst it is in AF (autofocus) mode. This means that you can make manual adjustments once the AF has finished, without changing to manual mode.
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Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 DG OS HSM | S
0.5m
This is the closest distance that the lens can focus. A shorter minimum focus distance allows you to get closer to your subject, and is particularly important when doing macro photography.
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Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF
0.02m
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