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To get the most out of our content and also being able to choose the right lens for your purposes, it is good to have read through the following articles.

Different type of lenses

Wide Angle Lenses

Wide Angle Lenses with Fisheye-character

Normal Lens

Macro Lens

Superzoom Lens

Telephoto Lenses

Tilt Shift Lenses

Construction

A lens is born

Camera Lens Anatomy

The aperture

The aperture (general information)

Aperture value and shutter speed

Aperture value and depth of field

Focal Length

The image looks different at different focal length

Focal length and field of view

Camera selection can affect the focal length

Autofocus

Autofocus motor in either camera or lens is important

Image Stabilizer

See article

Compatibility

See if a camera and a lens can be combined

Lens Adapters

Lensora covers three useful adapters that can help photographers use their existing lens line up to a newly bought Mirrorless camera.

Canon Lens Mount Adapter EF-EOS M

Canon Lens Mount Adapter EF-EOS R

Nikon Lens Mount Adapter FTZ

Filter

See article

Lens Hood

See article

Weight

See article

Tripod Mount

See article

Taking care of the lens

Cleaning your lens

General buying advice

Should I consider buying a pre-owned lens?

Dictionary

See our dictionary

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