Beginner and hobbyist photography may sometimes wonder, why the relatively expensive lens? Even much more expensive than the price of a DSLR camera body / mirrorless itself.
Actually many factors that make it expensive lenses. Below are the factors that determine the price of the lens:
Actually many factors that make it expensive lenses. Below are the factors that determine the price of the lens:
1. Lens focal length
The lenses are very wide and very tele usually very expensive due to the complicated design. Wide lens takes a lot of lens elements, and also elements of UD (ultra dispersion). Examples of wide-angle lens that costs the Canon 14mm f/2.8 high. This lens has 14 elements, including aspherical element and two UD lens elements are added in order lens remained sharp to the end of the photo. Unfortunately this element is very expensive material.
Telephoto lens is a very far-reaching too expensive. This is due to the greater size of the lens element if the added length of the focus distance. Focus motor in the lens must also be strong and great for moving the lens elements. In addition, to maintain the sharpness of images, UD element needed as there is in the lens wide / wide.
The cheapest is the 50mm lens. Lens with focal length has only 6-8 elements and uncomplicated design. Example: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens
2. Aperture
Aperture / Diaphragm lens the greater the price will be more expensive because the diameter of the lens becomes larger. The most complicated is berbukaan big zoom lens. Lenses like 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 is more expensive than the zoom lenses that berbukaan medium or small.
3. Quality body / lens casing
There is a lens that resists dust and water splashes, made of metal, others of plastic is lightweight but fragile. There is a lens that is equipped with a lens hood (lens cap), there is not. The higher the quality the more expensive of course.
4. Focus motor
Strong focus motor lens autofocus lens will make a quick in locking your subject. Usually the focus motor in the lens no class. There is a rather cheap, typically sound and somewhat softly as autofocus. Agency also turned into a long lens when the focus changes. The high class autofokusnya faster, and silent. Normally the body when the lens focal length does not change. (Termed internal focusing).
5. Vibration dampers
Image Stabilization (IS), Vibration Reduction (VR) is a lens feature to prevent blurry photos due to hand-shake us. This feature makes the price of the lens to be high especially telephoto zoom lens. Telephoto zoom lens like the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS / VR is almost two times more expensive than the 70-200mm f/2.8 without IS. This is because the addition of a high quality stabilizer to compensate for the large aperture telephoto zoom lens design and intricate.
6. Number of Production
Most lenses are produced in large quantities for many devotees. The lenses are manufactured in large quantities usually cheaper because the production costs can be reduced by divided into each lens. But the lens is not too much needed price will be more expensive, such as a very distant telephoto lens, or perspective correction lenses. Lenses that I mentioned earlier is very rarely bought photographer so high production costs and the price is more expensive. Contrast with kit lens 18-55mm zoom or 50mm fixed lens are produced, so the price is also cheaper.
7. Brand
Symbolizes the brand's reputation. Brand / camera system can also increase the price. For example, the brand "Leica" is famous for its reputation as a maker of high-quality cameras and lenses, then the price is also mounted higher than other brands like Tamron or Sigma lenses.
Seventh diataslah combination that distinguishes between the price of one with the other lens. Unfortunately, the higher the price, usually the better the quality.
For those looking for a lens with a high value but low price, I propose a 50mm lens. Such lenses are a simple design, good quality and in great demand by both photographers who have pockets of thick and thin.
Aperture / Diaphragm lens the greater the price will be more expensive because the diameter of the lens becomes larger. The most complicated is berbukaan big zoom lens. Lenses like 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm f/2.8 is more expensive than the zoom lenses that berbukaan medium or small.
3. Quality body / lens casing
There is a lens that resists dust and water splashes, made of metal, others of plastic is lightweight but fragile. There is a lens that is equipped with a lens hood (lens cap), there is not. The higher the quality the more expensive of course.
4. Focus motor
Strong focus motor lens autofocus lens will make a quick in locking your subject. Usually the focus motor in the lens no class. There is a rather cheap, typically sound and somewhat softly as autofocus. Agency also turned into a long lens when the focus changes. The high class autofokusnya faster, and silent. Normally the body when the lens focal length does not change. (Termed internal focusing).
5. Vibration dampers
Image Stabilization (IS), Vibration Reduction (VR) is a lens feature to prevent blurry photos due to hand-shake us. This feature makes the price of the lens to be high especially telephoto zoom lens. Telephoto zoom lens like the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS / VR is almost two times more expensive than the 70-200mm f/2.8 without IS. This is because the addition of a high quality stabilizer to compensate for the large aperture telephoto zoom lens design and intricate.
6. Number of Production
Most lenses are produced in large quantities for many devotees. The lenses are manufactured in large quantities usually cheaper because the production costs can be reduced by divided into each lens. But the lens is not too much needed price will be more expensive, such as a very distant telephoto lens, or perspective correction lenses. Lenses that I mentioned earlier is very rarely bought photographer so high production costs and the price is more expensive. Contrast with kit lens 18-55mm zoom or 50mm fixed lens are produced, so the price is also cheaper.
7. Brand
Symbolizes the brand's reputation. Brand / camera system can also increase the price. For example, the brand "Leica" is famous for its reputation as a maker of high-quality cameras and lenses, then the price is also mounted higher than other brands like Tamron or Sigma lenses.
Seventh diataslah combination that distinguishes between the price of one with the other lens. Unfortunately, the higher the price, usually the better the quality.
For those looking for a lens with a high value but low price, I propose a 50mm lens. Such lenses are a simple design, good quality and in great demand by both photographers who have pockets of thick and thin.