Which lenses are for what?

[stevedee]

Sorry for what I am sure is a complete noob question but.......could someone explain what the difference lenses are aimed at? I am looking around at various packages at the moment, and I'm not sure what I am being offered etc. For example one of the cameras I am looking at comes with an 18-55mm I think , but also a 16mm Pancake lense....what are those 2 for?

Many thanks, and apoligies in advance for sullying the forum with such basic questions!

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[graham_c]

hi. The main difference between pancake and 18- 55 mm lenses are the pancake is a prime lens that just means that it won,t zoom in or out. They usually are good quality lenses and are small enough to fit in your pocket.They usually fit on a 4 thirds camera i.e. Olympus The 18- 55 lens will give you a slight zoom and fit a dslr