Camera Lens - Most Important, Yet Underrated Part of Camera

Online, June 7, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Camera lens is very important part of the camera as it is responsible for capturing the subject to be photographs and all the associated visual effects. In short, the quality of the image is totally dependent on the quality of the camera lens. However, people are not aware of its importance and very less attention is paid while purchasing a camera.

With the help of a good quality, high resolution camera lens, even an ordinary camera could take high quality images. Job of camera lens is to capture image and remove the effect of refraction and redirect the light to a set destination.

Good quality lens do the job of redirection efficiently in very short time, which is negligible as it is measured in Nano seconds. Inferior quality camera lenses do not allow adequate light to pass through and redirected to the camera, and it results in poor quality photographs and videos.

Extra lenses may not be important for common users as the built-in lens in the camera is usually enough for them. However, the high quality lenses are mandatory part of any professional photographer's image capturing kit.

Cost of lens is dependent on the aperture size. Aperture is responsible for determining the speed of capturing the image. Other than that, the cost is also dependent on the sharpness and wide range the lenses offer. Camera lenses are available in glass and plastic varieties. Plastic ones are cheaper and durable, but for professional uses glass lens are preferred due to sharpness and accuracy factors.

Compatibility of the camera is very important to support multiple lenses. That is why extra attention needs to be paid while purchasing a camera, to see what kind of support it offers to popular external lenses.

Camera lens manufacturing is a specialized field and there are dedicated companies doing the job. Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 AFS G, Leica 35mm f/2 Summicron-M, Canon 200mm f/1.8 are some of the most accurate and professional camera lenses preferred by professional photographers.

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