Photographic lens design
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The design of photographic lenses for use in still or cine cameras is intended to produce a lens that yields the most acceptable rendition of the subject being photographed within a range of constrain
Elements of an inexpensive 28mm lens
Photographic lens cut for demonstration
Diagram of Petzval's 1841 portrait lens - crown glass shaded pink, flint glass shaded blue
This article details lenses for single-lens reflex and digital single-lens reflex cameras. The emphasis is on modern lenses for 35 mm film SLRs and for "full-frame" DSLRs with sensor sizes less than o
A collection of lenses a DSLR owner might have: 50mm F1.4, 17-40mm F4, 100mm F2.8 Macro, 24-70mm F2.8, 70-200mm F2.8
Large (1) and small (2) aperture
Nikkor 28–200 mm zoom lens, extended to 200 mm at left and collapsed to 28 mm at right
Special-purpose perspective control lens for architectural photographs