Lens Type

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Wide-angle lenses

are essentially any lenses with a focal length of up to 35mm. The wider the lens (and lower the focal length), the more the lens can see.

Standard lenses

are generally between 35-50mm and tend to most closely represent space the way the human eye sees it.

Medium lenses

generally fall into the range of 60-100mm and are generally not a type you'll want as a prime unless you have a specific purpose in mind (so

Telephoto lenses

are what you want for zooming in really far. Pretty much anything over 100mm is considered a telephoto lens,

ultra telephoto lens.

and anything over 400mm is considered an