An Object Lesson. But the concept of “normal vision,” let alone the 50-mm lens’s ability to reproduce it, is hardly a given. The idea that a 50-mm best approximates human sight has more to ...

The lens purports to show the world as it really is, but that’s also a goal it can never reach. But the concept of “normal vision,” let alone the 50-mm lens’s ability to reproduce it ...

Yasujirō Ozu, whose films subtly depict the daily life of 1950s and 1960s Japan, used a 50-mm lens almost exclusively. The French humanist photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson also used one. Underlying ...

What do you suggest I do? A–I suggest you keep the lens you have. The 50 mm. lens is called a normal lens because its picture angle of around 45 degrees closely approximates the angle view of ...

A 35mm focal length is considered normal because it mimics ... and intricate patterns and textures. You can get macro effects with other lenses, but a dedicated macro lens allows for the sharpest ...

As well as glass elements there are mirrors at the front and rear to fold the light as it enters the lens. Although this results in a body that's a little wider than normal, advantages are ...