A Quick Lesson About Focal Length

Which lens do you need and when?

View in Browser Frame It Right Choosing the right lens transforms your photography. Whether you're capturing vast landscapes, intimate portraits, or distant details, understanding focal length helps you bring your vision to life. Wide-angle lenses are great for landscapes, architecture, and street photography – get up close for striking compositions. Lenses from 35 to 70 mm closely mimic the human eye, making them ideal for portraits and everyday shooting. Longer focal lengths bring distant subjects closer while delivering beautifully blurred backgrounds. Dive deeper at the Lomo School! Learn More Let's Showcase Your Petzval Artistry! The Petzval Art Lenses are a unique touch for your photo and video projects. With signature swirly bokeh, you can enjoy the historic optical design with your modern cameras. We're working on something special to celebrate the unique magic of Petzval photography. We want to showcase your amazing work created with any of your Petzval Art Lenses. Please fill out the form below and upload your favorite Petzval shots to be considered for an upcoming project. Submit Your Shots "I can see the advantage of a lens that has the ability to offer wildly unique visuals while also is able to transform into something more "normal." It does add to the usability of the optic." —PetaPixel Atoll Ultra-Wide 2.8/17 Art Lens Go beyond standard wide-angle shots with a bold 24 mm focal length that delivers immersive, eye-catching compositions. Perfect for photography and film, this lens exaggerates scale and depth while keeping details sharp. With a closest focusing distance of 0.25 m with its native M mount, this is reduced to just 0.1 m on Mirrorless cameras with the Close-up Adapter for Canon RF, Nikon Z & Sony E mounts. Shop Now "Coupled with a maximum aperture of f/2.8, you can achieve impressive subject separation and background blur by getting right up close." —Digital Camera World We'd like to thank the following people for their photos: Kerrenton Snow, Marcus Russell Price, Erica Reade, vicuna & zairre. Manage your subscriptions Browse our products Visit one of our stores Join our community Read our magazine Find analogue events near you Work at Lomography Lomography International: Kaiserstraße 34/12, 1070 Vienna, Austria, +43-1-899-440 Lomography USA: 68 Jay Street, Suite 415, Brooklyn, NY 11201, +1-718-422-7581 Lomography Asia Pacific: Flat B2, 6/F, Block B, Yee Lim Industrial Centre, No. 2-28 Kwai Lok Street, Kwai Chung, Hong Kong, +852-2525-5417 Despite the fact that the content of this newsletter was compiled with due care we accept no warranty for the correctness, completeness and actuality of the content provided. Availability of the products featured in this newsletter may vary depending on location.