SEATTLE—Primes are single focal length lenses, which can be designed with a relatively few optical elements and thus are capable of transmitting a lot of light to the film or digital camera sensor.

A lens focuses light onto the sensor of a digital camera and is critical to photography. To help you make an informed choice when buying or mounting an optic, we explain some of the most important ...

Whether you want to shoot a tennis match or take a close-up of a butterfly, you will need the right lens for the job. The primary differentiators among lenses are focal length (the distance at which ...

This article is the third in a series teaching the basics of photography. We started by learning about the properties of light and how an image is created, and we also learned how a lens bends light ...

Kit lenses are no longer just boring budget zooms – and that's a great thing ...

Digital cameras have unlocked a landscape for capturing memories, and although smartphones have been getting increasingly good at taking photos and videos, there is still a healthy market for DSLR ...

Picking a camera lens is one of the very first creative decisions involved with the photographic process. There’s a seemingly endless supply of different options out there and the choice you make will ...