Comments on: DSLR Lenses – An Introduction http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:12:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: bhagya senanayake http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-233852 bhagya senanayake Tue, 06 Dec 2011 07:02:57 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-233852 can i know what types (Portrait Lenses , Wide Angle Lenses greater than the max focal length of 55mm) of NIKKOR lenses should buy for a aperture? if u can please include their Focal Lengths... can i know what types (Portrait Lenses , Wide Angle Lenses greater than the max focal length of 55mm) of NIKKOR lenses should buy for a aperture?

if u can please include their Focal Lengths…

]]> By: bryan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-207110 bryan Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:12:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-207110 50mm would do it but the real trick is moving to avoid glare and straitening the image in photoshop 50mm would do it but the real trick is moving to avoid glare and straitening the image in photoshop

]]> By: Chantelle http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-207011 Chantelle Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:11:24 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-207011 Hi there, Just wanted to ask I am a newborn baby to photography so still trying to understand all the lingo etc... but just wanted to ask for some advice please. If i was hired to photograph individual framed paintings in an art gallery what sort of lenses would I use?? Thank you Hi there,

Just wanted to ask I am a newborn baby to photography so still trying to understand all the lingo etc… but just wanted to ask for some advice please. If i was hired to photograph individual framed paintings in an art gallery what sort of lenses would I use??
Thank you

]]> By: Jay http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-150973 Jay Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:13:48 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-150973 No, do not always buy Canon or Nikon lenses...There are a host of companies that build quality lenses. This is just the same old dumb fight about brands and cameras and mine is bigger than yours baloney. Current technology is favoring the amateur photographer like never before. Great quality, great prices and wonderful selection of equipment is at your fingertips. Try Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Leica (ok a bit pricey), etc. Dont buy the myth of Canon and Nikon being the "best"...just the ones with the biggest marketing budgets. No, do not always buy Canon or Nikon lenses…There are a host of companies that build quality lenses. This is just the same old dumb fight about brands and cameras and mine is bigger than yours baloney.
Current technology is favoring the amateur photographer like never before. Great quality, great prices and wonderful selection of equipment is at your fingertips.
Try Olympus, Sony, Panasonic, Fuji, Leica (ok a bit pricey), etc. Dont buy the myth of Canon and Nikon being the “best”…just the ones with the biggest marketing budgets.

]]> By: Bryan Grant http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-140387 Bryan Grant Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:07:32 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-140387 ok ok.... everyone should have a middle range zoom lens - a 28-105 this will cover most things. where it gets confusing is when people start talking about how fast the lens is or glass quality. this has alot to do with the widest aperture setting of the lens. the lower the # the faster the lens and wider the hole it has and the more $$ it will cost you. if you are just getting your feet wet a aperture of 3.5-5.6 should do you. this lens would look like 28-105:3.5-5.6 meaning zoom of 28 to 105mm and when the lens is at 28mm the aperture is at 3.5 and when at 105mm the aperture is at 5.6. All my lenses are 2.8 or faster but this is what i do. however if you buy a 2.8 lens you may not ever need to replace it. another word of advice... and others will disagree. always buy Nikon or canon lenses. especial on the high end ones. ok ok….
everyone should have a middle range zoom lens – a 28-105 this will cover most things. where it gets confusing is when people start talking about how fast the lens is or glass quality. this has alot to do with the widest aperture setting of the lens. the lower the # the faster the lens and wider the hole it has and the more $$ it will cost you. if you are just getting your feet wet a aperture of 3.5-5.6 should do you. this lens would look like 28-105:3.5-5.6
meaning zoom of 28 to 105mm and when the lens is at 28mm the aperture is at 3.5 and when at 105mm the aperture is at 5.6. All my lenses are 2.8 or faster but this is what i do. however if you buy a 2.8 lens you may not ever need to replace it. another word of advice… and others will disagree. always buy Nikon or canon lenses. especial on the high end ones.

]]> By: Karin Horton http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-140346 Karin Horton Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:19:58 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-140346 50+ lady that needed a hobby so my dad bought me a Nikon D3000 with the kit lens 18 - 55 mm, i know i can do a lot with this lens but i would like to take pictures of my grandchildren without being on top of them but still have them in the foreground, plus take some landscapes including distance shots. I am getting a little confused with all of the lenses that are on sale, and after reading all of the above comments on lenses, can any one come to my rescue and advise me of what i might need. 50+ lady that needed a hobby so my dad bought me a Nikon D3000 with the kit lens 18 – 55 mm, i know i can do a lot with this lens but i would like to take pictures of my grandchildren without being on top of them but still have them in the foreground, plus take some landscapes including distance shots. I am getting a little confused with all of the lenses that are on sale, and after reading all of the above comments on lenses, can any one come to my rescue and advise me of what i might need.

]]> By: bryan http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-138959 bryan Tue, 09 Nov 2010 15:47:11 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-138959 when i first began to get serious i bought my first canon "L" series lens 70 -200... and then that was it L from here on out. ive used others but nothing really beats the canon L and i think its the nikon D series. ive used these lenses for years and years and even dropped them (not recommended) and they still work like the day i bought them. camera bodies come and go but a quality lens you will hold forever or you can get a decent resale value out of them aswell...... make sure they didnt get dropped thou. when i first began to get serious i bought my first canon “L” series lens 70 -200… and then that was it L from here on out. ive used others but nothing really beats the canon L and i think its the nikon D series. ive used these lenses for years and years and even dropped them (not recommended) and they still work like the day i bought them. camera bodies come and go but a quality lens you will hold forever or you can get a decent resale value out of them aswell…… make sure they didnt get dropped thou.

]]> By: SwordOfScotland http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-58107 SwordOfScotland Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:32:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-58107 Until I came to DPS I honoured myself with the title "Amatuer Photographer". The more I read, the more I realize I don't know, so, I am backing up to Square One and calling myself an Indentured Beginner! This article is enlightening, but the commentary really broadens my understanding. Thanks,guys. Until I came to DPS I honoured myself with the title “Amatuer Photographer”. The more I read, the more I realize I don’t know, so, I am backing up to Square One and calling myself an Indentured Beginner!

This article is enlightening, but the commentary really broadens my understanding. Thanks,guys.

]]> By: Fabien http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-36166 Fabien Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:40:08 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-36166 Thanks for all these articles and the precious advices that come along them... great site, keep on the good work. Thanks for all these articles and the precious advices that come along them… great site, keep on the good work.

]]> By: Suzyseven http://www.digital-photography-school.com/an-introduction-to-types-of-dlsr-lenses/comment-page-1#comment-32642 Suzyseven Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:48:31 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/?p=90#comment-32642 I am an amateur photographer - looking to take better landscape photos with my Nikon D40 - My choices right now as I have done research are: Nikon 16-85 or the Sigma 10-20mm. Any suggestions, pros! Thanks. I am an amateur photographer – looking to take better landscape photos with my Nikon D40 – My choices right now as I have done research are: Nikon 16-85 or the Sigma 10-20mm.

Any suggestions, pros!

Thanks.

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