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22 EXPLAINING | LENSES

WHICH LENSES?

One of the benefits of shooting with a CSC or
DSLR camera is being able to change lenses to
suit your creative requirements. Using different
types of lens will expand the possibilities of what
you can achieve with your camera. However,
lenses are a significant financial investment. The
key to choosing a lens is to consider carefully how
useful it will be to your needs as a photographer, ▲ Ultraviolet (UV) filters (see p.128) don’t have
any impact on the exposure of your photo, but
both immediately and in the foreseeable future. they can be used to protect your lens.

KIT LENS PRIME LENS SUPERZOOM LENS

The first lens owned by a photographer Prime lenses are fixed-focal-length A superzoom is an all-in-one lens
is often the kit lens that is sold with the lenses that are available in a wide that covers a very large range of focal
camera. Kit lenses are usually zoom range of lengths—from fisheye to lengths. These lenses usually vary from
lenses that add little to a camera’s price. telephoto lenses (see pp.104–05). wide-angle to telephoto.

POSITIVES POSITIVES POSITIVES
◾ ◾ Inexpensive ◾ ◾ Excellent optical quality ◾ ◾ No need to change lenses
◾ ◾ Lightweight ◾ ◾ Large maximum aperture ◾ ◾ Very versatile
◾ ◾ Unobtrusive ◾ ◾ Relatively inexpensive ◾ ◾ Compact design
NEGATIVES NEGATIVES NEGATIVES

◾ ◾ Optical quality is often compromised ◾ ◾ You’ll probably need to change ◾ ◾ Optical quality is often compromised,
◾ ◾ Small range of focal lengths lenses more often particularly at the most extreme
◾ ◾ Less versatile than a zoom lens ends of the zoom range
◾ ◾ Variable maximum aperture
◾ ◾ Variable maximum aperture
◾ ◾ No weather sealing
◾ ◾ Slower autofocusing

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