FAQs [ENG
fey What do all the letters
=i in lens names mean?
A Below we've listed the
majority of the most common
abbreviations that youl find
fon lenses. Some terns such
as’ and £0’ ae genesic
_actoss most manufacturers.
1F Internal Focus): cis means
the lens wontt change i sue of
cimensions ding fous. is
los fora more compact design
and a loser focusing cistance
(Oxratow Dispersion): type
ag esierel aie
‘éomatic aberratias fsiur
Fnging) on lenses
oom
0 (olactve optical element):
‘a combinational ens elements
sed do combat chromatic ebenation
(cou ong) and reduce sire
1 (Bletrenic Foo): cies
Cent's age of aos ses
(electronic Focus~ Short):
Conor's digta-uly AF lenses
havea shart bac foc for nem ff
frome 0SiRs
FIM (ful Time Manual):
mens you can overide the AF at
any ume by rotating the fous tra
Is (mage stabiliser: is meas
the ens conta aunt hat ees
camera sake ad covets
aviomatialy in theers
1 (uuxuny denotes Canon's
pfessionel lens range
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Atti the partol the lens name
quoted either as £/3.5-5.6 oF 1:3.
5.6 on the front of the lens or side
ofthe box, the best way to get to
know your lens is to set the canera:
to apevture-pririty (A), then scroll throug the command dia! unt the
rt shit ~Electrontc: the
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{USM (Ultra Sone Moto the
‘quiet technotgy that ves rst of
‘Gren's top lenses
AF-0 (Oistona eens eas
cent proces uC) that
supphes ditaceafuamain tt
caret path tring
AFA (ntemals fives anion
‘autooass motto speed up faxusing
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features 2 newer neinal dive
‘nator and laksa manual aperture
‘ing atogethes he ‘6’ caslication
istobe teundon rast nev models
[AF (Silent the lens features a
‘Sent Wave Motor (SM) which
enables faster and quielorautofous
“VR Vibration Reduction): using
serstcs ard tn gs, VR lenses
sense potential ans move,
They then mavea speca piece of
ssn your ers to combat & and
prevent camera sie
Nes em for mac
Jens, These lenses have avery
shar case fous since, allowing
you to get very close to your subjec
(Digital Only} the ens wil
work with al kot’ D-Sis wih
the exception ofthe nw 03
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lens’ maximum aperture? |
Fx (Full-frame: the atst Stk
ers {oii fom Non a found
nthensa 03
PC (Perspective Control -
Heettonie: Nikos th id shit
lenses that eller laconic conto
oh epoture
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1 (Digital only): designed for.
‘on Peiac or Sarnsung O-Sis only
(Digital only star) top ofthe
range cig onyfenses
—
(apochromatic) te ns
element have been engneered to
reduce the effects of chromatic
aeration and wil proce a
sharper image
9c (Ota ony the es cn ony
be vied anno uarie Dts
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stable for oth fm St and DS.as
Bx (Excellence: denies Soms's
top ol he ange lenses
sea dyper-snke oto the
Jens tas an autlacs roi ive
by vlvsonic waves to cut down on
oie and increase forsing speed
Hyovrenot swe
‘hat yourTens
smoximoraapetue bs,
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hese te ples
Noting oa.
{/oumnbers reach their lowest number that’s your maximum, Remember
‘that on some zoom lenses this wil change as you 00m in, so familiarise
yourself with which apertures you can get throughout your 200m range.
(5 (Optical stabilizer) tho los
ceva Sigma’s ov vesion of
cps nage tablisation to cul
dover on camera sake
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be used a Sony 0-51 th APS-C
Siod sonscrs and naton Mita
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vight ad ptabity
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pects and hi performance
3M (Super Sonic wave Motor):