If you have been around digital SLR photography for any time period you'll have heard that the glass (lenses) in front of the camera is as vital, if not more important, than the camera itself. It is surely true.
After agonizing over the choice about which digital camera you will choose, the choice of a lens or camera lenses for that camera is equally as vital. And that is not an easy choice, either. Every new photographer comes to the realization that selecting a lens is a time for self-control and patience. There's no place for impulsive behavior here. You have to match up your needs with what is available, and, if you've the money on hand, you make the purchase.
Choosing The Correct Lenses There is some good news when it comes to making a camera lens purchase. Some lenses may fit your requirements for more than one type of photography. Your first lens purchase might be one of those lenses which satisfies several type of photography. Generally, folks get a multi focal length, or zoom, lens as their first lens. That one lens, if well-planned, could be a general, all purpose lens for every day pictures, but it may also be an excellent portrait lens, a medium telephoto lens for taking pictures from a distance, and a normal lens.
A lens like a zoom lens of 18-105 mm (or somewhere in that range) is only the type of lens which can fill many photography needs. Spend some time selecting that first dslr lens since it is an important one. As your photography experiences develop, you probably be deciding which direction you want to go as a major focus in the special kind of photography you wish to focus on. This decision will affect the lenses you will need to put in your kit.
For example, if you wish to specialize in "people photography," you can pin down your lens options to include a medium telephoto lens, and that choice will differ significantly from that of someone else who wishes to specialize in landscape photography, as their choice would probably be a wide angle lens that would be good for their specific kind of photos.
Specialty Camera Lenses A macro lens, while great for close up photography, is one of those lenses which could be used for more than one sort of photography. Many folks do not realize that macro lenses are superb portrait lenses and medium telephoto lenses. One good macro lens can perform the job of several lenses, and do it well. You may even want to add a "normal lens" to your photography kit.
While 50mm isn't technically "normal" for every camera, it is a great choice for almost every photographer because there are a lot of things you may do with that aperture and focal length. The wide aperture of almost all 50mm lenses is quite wide, thus it will offer you the advantage of being able to shoot in low light that many of the zoom lenses (especially the less expensive ones) do not have. In addition, 50mm lenses are good for portraits and street photography and also doing a pretty good job with all but the most demanding of close-up images.
Finding lenses should not be an impulsive decision. Each lens should be chosen with much thought and consideration as to the impact it will have on your main goal as a photographer.
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