It was the curved shape of the lens that led to its name being borrowed, in the late 17th century, from the Latin name of the lentil plant, lens culinaris. In French, another word for lens is objectif ...

First things first. What about the basic lens that comes with your camera body? Most entry-level cameras such as the Nikon D60 or the Canon Rebel XS come in a standard kit that includes an 18-55mm ...

Most amateurs use 35 mm. single-lens-reflex (SLR) models because these cameras offer a staggering variety of lenses. Thanks to the use of computers and recent technological advances in materials and ...

A lens that's also called standard because it has a focal length roughly the same as the diagonal of the film format and is around the same magnification as the naked eye. This is technically known as ...

We are used to conventions in filmmaking. But is adhering to them holding you back? Neil Oseman gives reason to think much more about the lenses you are using. Are you choosing the right lens for ...

Interchangeable lens cameras, or cameras that let you swap out lenses, can unlock a lot of opportunities and new creative control for your photography. That's because different focal lengths (offering ...

Lenses are used to bend and focus light. Normal lenses rely on their curved shape to achieve this effect, but physicists have made a flat lens of only three atoms thick which relies on quantum effects ...