These macro lenses offer outstanding clarity for exploring the tiny world — whether you're photographing butterflies or ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I'm thinking about upgrading my D80 to a D7000, and since I'd probably sell the old body as a package with its 18-135 kit lens, I would need to get a new normal-range zoom to cover that range.

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 ...

Underlying its popularity is a promise of shared perspective and common understanding. But the concept of “normal vision,” let alone the 50-mm lens’s ability to reproduce it, is hardly a given. The ...