Classification of lenses according to Focal Length, Image Format, Characteristics, Utilizations

Name of the lens

Focal length
35mm equivalent

Image Angle

Characteristics

Utilizations

Short focal length lens or WIDE-ANGLE lens 21mm 90° Wide image angle. Large depth-of-field and luminosity. General plans and close objects that need a wide image angle and a large depth-of-field. It gives exaggerated perspective effects. Not good for portraits.
Medium focal length lens 35mm 63° Normal image angle, with a perspective similar to that of a human eye Used for taking photos in narrow places, where the distance between the subject and the camera is small.
Normal focal length lens 50mm 45° Focal length close to the image diagonal. Normal images and any kind of middle plans. Less obvious changes of perspective. Clear images on the entire cliché surface.
Telephoto lens 85-135mm 28-18° Small image angle. Low luminosity. Taking photos from the distance, close-ups. Architectural elements and corners of nature.
Super-telephoto lens 300mm Small angle of the field of vision: luminosity decreases. Landscape photos, with details at large distances, players on sports fields, animals, birds etc. It brings distances closer.

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