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camera lens

optical lens or assembly of lenses used with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects
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Summary

camera lens ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,716 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: objective[2], photo equipment[3]
  • Part of: optical system[4]
  • Commons category: Photographic lenses[5]
  • Said to be the same as: objective[6]
  • Has part(s): lens[7], electrical connector[8], diaphragm[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Photographic lenses[10]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox photographic lens[12]
  • Main Wikidata property: P11385[13]
  • Properties for this type: P176[14], P2151[15], P2033[16], P1716[17], P2067[18], P2935[19], P7863[20]
  • Connects with: lens mount[21]
  • WordLift URL: http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/camera_lens[22]

Why It Matters

camera lens has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . thenextweb.com. thenextweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → objective
    Has parts → —
    Part of → optical system
    Has part(s) → lens, electrical connector, diaphragm
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 4138, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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