Photographic lenses

optical lens or assembly of lenses used with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects

most common type of construction of long-focus camera lenses

camera lens with a variable focal length

lens whose focal length is substantially smaller than the focal length of a normal lens for a given film plane

type of photography and cinematography lens

thumb|A teleconverter attached between a camera and its lens thumb|An object in the image plane appears smaller by the reciprocal of the teleconverter's rating when looked through it. thumb|right|An Olympus DSLR with a 2× Olympus EC-20 teleconverter.1 – Camera lens 2 – Teleconverter 3 – Camera body A teleconverter (sometimes called tele extender) is a secondary lens mounted between a camera and a photographic lens which enlarges the central part of an image obtained by the lens. For example, a 2× teleconverter for a 35 mm camera enlarges the central 12×18 mm part of an image to the s

camera lens with fixed focal length

secondary lens used to enable macro photography

first photographic portrait objective lens in the history of photography

camera technique

lens flaw which forms images that are blurred

optical lens

camera lens with big focal length

cross section of the cone of light transmitted by a lens or series of lenses onto the image plane

wide angle lens with a full format focus length ≤ 19mm

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photographic lens

Compound lens

photographic lens without adjustable focus distance

thumb|300px|Superachromatic lens brings 4 wavelengths to a common focal plane, and has near-zero residual chromatic aberration.

lens designed to be used in conjunction with another lens

camera lenses designed for cinematography

American digital photography company and creator of the Light L16 Camera.

thumb|upright=0.7|Sigma 18-200mm/3.5-6.3 DC lens attached to a Canon EOS 400D thumb|upright=0.7|A Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ18|Panasonic TZ18 compact digital camera's Leica lens with a maximum focal length of 384mm (35mm equiv.) and minimum of 24mm

thumb|right|A Leica M8 with a Leica Noctilux-M 50mm f/1 lens. thumb|right|Optical Diagram of Leica Noctilux 50mm f/0.95 ASPH lens. thumb|detailed view The name Noctilux is used by Leica to designate their camera lenses with the widest maximum aperture. Lenses with that name have been in production since 1966. So far all Noctilux lenses have been made for the Leica M mount.

thumb|right|Leica Summilux-M 50 mm Version 2 (1961 – 1968) thumb|right|Leica Summilux 35 mm Version 1 thumb|right|Optical Diagram of Leica Summilux-R 50mm f/1.4 II lens. The name Summilux is used by Leica and Panasonic Lumix to designate camera lenses that have a maximum aperture brighter than f/2, typically at f/1.4, but dimmer than f/1.25. The lens has been in production since 1959 and carries on to the present day.

thumb|The Lensbaby 2.0 Lensbaby is a line of camera lenses for DSLR and mirrorless cameras that combines a simple lens with a bellows/ball and socket mechanism for use in special effect photography. A Lensbaby can give effects normally associated with view cameras. The lenses are for use in selective focus photography and bokeh effects.