Lens Kit
Posted on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in Photography
Which lens would compliment the 18-55 mm kit lens best?
I am planning to buy a mid or upper entry level DSLR, either a Cannon or Nikon. I am not sure what kind of photography I will be doing. So, what lens would be versatile enough to compliment the kit lens in different type of photography?
Or should I try out the camera for sometime and then decide to buy another lens? And what is the 18-55mm lens good for?
The kit 18-55 is a good enough lens to be getting on with, pretty versatile, and if you shoot RAW stopped down 1 stop from max aperture, can give results beyond its modest cost.
This will cover you for landscapes and portraits.
I would use this for now and take a camera class, this will educate and inspire you and help you decide where to go next on your photographic journey.
The mid rnage cameras really show up cheaper glass, so although the next logical step would be a telezoom, you might want to spend a bit more money on one that will deliver. There are a lot of poorly constructed 70-300 type lenses out there, and this is the mistake most folk make, they buy cheap and end up hating it. For a little more you can get a pro level lens from the likes of Canon, the 70-200 f4L (nonIS) which is optically almost peerless, well constructed, fast focusing and a joy to use.
It will also get the best out of 15-21Mp cameras where cheaper zooms get shown up.
Its not the cheapest option, but from my experience, other telezooms are a false economy.
A camera body will last you 3-5 years. Good lenses will be a joy to use in 10 15 years. Any body is only as good as the glass in front of it, so think quality rather than quantity.
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