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Images Showing Differences in Lens MM rankings

From , former About.com Guide

With photography lenses, bigger isn't always better. It completely depends on what you want to photograph. Lens magnifications are marked in millimeters (mm). For those new to photography these markings don't give a lot of help in deciding what lens they need. The following images will show you the difference between magnifications for the same subject.

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Image taken with 18mm lens settingImage taken with 75mm lens settingImage taken with 300mm lens settingImage taken with 100mm lens setting
Image taken with 200mm lens settingImage taken with 300mm lens setting

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