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These are usually more affordable as well as a versatile lens. It has a much wider field
of view and excellent great depth of field (DoF), meaning everything from front to back
is in focus. Things in the distance, however, will appear smaller. Often it is desired to
have something in the foreground to anchor the shot and draw the eye to the distance.

Zoom Lenses
As the name implies, these lenses
allow you to zoom in or out on a
subject. These are usually
composed of several different lens
elements, near, mid, and distant
lens groups such as 18-200 mm
zoom lens. As you zoom in the
field of view is narrower as the
image appears closer. As you
zoom out the field of view is wider.
These are common in kits when
you purchase a camera with a
lens. These can be wide to the
telephoto range like an 18-200
mm, or wide to wide like a 10-20
mm and other combinations of
focal length range.

Figure 5 Multnomah Falls, Oregon River
Gorge, 18-200 mmm Zoom at 200 mm

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