photography Tips ( Choosing a Lens )

What lens should you get??? Let me help you make an educated decision about getting a lens for your photography. What is the difference in Prime or Zoom. What focal length is right for your needs. what makes a lens fast or slow. Presented by http:www.samys.com , the answers are all right here. Buying a lens for your digital SLR has never been easier.

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[uwak1223]

Can You Buy Any Lens For Any Camera



[FontanaKnowledge]

@uwak1223 Make sure it is the same manufacturer first. But each manufacturer does make a lot of the same lenses. I believe canon and Nikon have the biggest selections.

[NoSoldat4u]

Can you explain what makes a lens with a WIDE maximum aperture considered to be a "fast" lens? What is "fast" referring to exactly?

[FontanaKnowledge]

@NoSoldat4u Fast refers to how quickly light gets into your camera using a given lens. The wider the "opening" or "aperture", the more light gets in during any allotted "time" or "shutter speed".

So if you have a aperture of F/5.6 shooting at 1/125 shutter speed compared to a aperture of f/2.8 shooting at 1/125 shutter speed, the 2.8 is letting 4 times the amount of light in the same 1/125 of a second.

This means the exposure would be the same if your f2.8 was shooting at 1/500 of a second

[FontanaKnowledge]

@TheWaksfly If I were you I would go with the 17-55 f/2.8 or the 16-35 f/2.8. As far as I know the 17-55mm is a lot less expensive but I am not familiar with it. The 16-35 is a fantastic lens.

I hope this helps.

[TheXmush]

Thanks man! it was so informative...

[shivi679]

Awesome tutorial. u explain stuff really well. :D

[theresbadngood]

help me! i already have 18-55mm and 50mm.. and wanna add another lens... recommend please!

[SwagOFuture15]

dude you teach me something new in each video, in about a year my photography will be pro lol thx bro

[MrDixonBHS]

very clear-thanks

[dpe4]

Discovered your channel today. Thank you very much for taking the time and having the passion to share your knowledge. You are very good and it is greatly appreciated..

[iAteUrCookies]

@dreamangeldreamangel

Lens hoods protect the front element of the lens from (hopefully never!) drops onto the ground, rain, etc. They also help cut out lens flare from the sun by "shading" the image sensor and frontal glass of the lens from the sunlight, plus they make your lens look awesome.

[jenksandartt]

Loved the video. Very basic, yet so much information captured in simple expression.

[dreamangeldreamangel]

A lens hood?...please explain what its purpose is it!! LUV your vids!!

[catharsisguitarsis]

You, sir, are the balls.