Camera Lenses

Type: Fixed Length Lens
Format: APS-C
Focal Length: 50 mm
Camera Mount: Sony (E mount for NEX)
Model #: SEL50F18/B

Camera Lenses

Traditionally, only single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras or their digital (DSLR) counterparts could make use of high-powered camera lenses. However, with Micro Four technology rolling out, allowing more camera owners to take advantage of diverse accessories, it’s important to understand what options are available.

Individual lenses can improve your close-ups, wide shots and panoramas. Specialty camera lenses give you better image quality at night, with high-speed targets or in bright spaces with lots of refracted light sources, like beaches or snowy fields.

Focal length will also determine how much of a zoom your shots will require, because it forces a perspective change past a certain point. Telephoto lenses with enhanced zoom can help get around that problem when centering on an individual subject of interest, but for those looking for a wider shot, perhaps lens diameter, rather than reach, is what's most important.

A prime lens or zoom lens will be your first consideration. Prime lenses are less expensive and better for low-light situations and faster subjects, as well as being generally lighter and smaller to carry. A zoom lens will help you get close to the action no matter how far away you are, without struggling to change lenses. Deciding whether you want to focus your camera work on outdoor or indoor subjects, close-up or wide-angle events and the kind of lighting you're most likely to encounter are key for picking the right lens for you..

Remember that you can only get so much out of an individual lens. While the images you get may still look good, having the right tool for the job is crucial when you're trying to get the best image possible.