A Clear Vision of Lenses for Photographers
Join Larry Becker for a class designed to give you a firm understanding of lens characteristics, capabilities, technologies, and key terms. Lens manufacturing has advanced at a rapid rate, and it is important to stay up to date with the advantages newer lenses have over those in the past. Larry takes you through the variety of lens mounts, aperture settings, focusing concerns, image stabilization, and cutting edge lens technologies that will make you a better lens consumer. Larry wraps up the class with a closer look at a few popular lens configurations currently available.
Release Date: 2017-06-22
Lessons
What to Expect
Join Larry as he introduces the class and discusses what will be covered in the lessons that follow.
Duration: 4 mins 46 seconds
Broad Lens Categories
From the kit lens that comes with your camera to prime lenses, Larry covers some of the broad categories of lenses you might find.
Duration: 5 mins 36 seconds
Lens Mounts
Lens mounts are designed to securely connect the lens to the camera body, and facilitate communication between the two. Each camera manufacturer has different mount systems for their cameras.
Duration: 9 mins 49 seconds
Aperture Settings
Every lens has a fixed range of apertures that it can use, and this range has a big impact on how the lens can be used.
Duration: 6 mins 47 seconds
Focusing Concerns
Most lenses come with an internal focusing motor, and there are some factors you might want to consider when purchasing a lens.
Duration: 4 mins 28 seconds
Image Stabilization
Some lenses are equipped with optical image stabilization to counteract hand vibration/shake.
Duration: 5 mins 28 seconds
Filters and Adapters
Lens filters come in different sizes and characteristics, which can be very useful in certain situations.
Duration: 8 mins 11 seconds
Lens Coatings
Modern lens coatings are vastly superior to those in the past, which greatly improve light transmission.
Duration: 3 mins 37 seconds
Zoom Lens: 70 - 200
Lenses are sold in a variety of configurations to cover different types of uses.
Duration: 6 mins 57 seconds
Zoom Lens: 150 - 600
When you need photograph subjects that are really far away you’ll want a zoom lens with a lot of reach.
Duration: 3 mins 35 seconds
Prime Lenses
A lens with a fixed focal length is called a prime lens.
Duration: 7 mins 22 seconds
Conclusion
Larry wraps up the class with some closing thoughts on lenses to help you make good lens choices.
Duration: 2 mins 13 seconds