Comments on: Lenses http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/ Learn the basics of digital photography in easy steps Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:28:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Rebecca http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-299 Rebecca Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:10:44 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-299 Garry, Additonally, I would be happy to go with a recommendation of a different lens if it gave me the same type of magnification. Thanks Rebecca Garry,

Additonally, I would be happy to go with a recommendation of a different lens if it gave me the same type of magnification.
Thanks
Rebecca

]]> By: Garry http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-297 Garry Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:18 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-297 Hi Rebecca. It really depends on what you can really afford. I would go for the best lens you can, even if it means saving an extra month or two. The equivalent sigma version lens is good (I have it for the sony mount) but it's not a great lens and you will wish you saved some more pennies to get a better lens. Is the Nikon lens faster, as in the aperture? is it f2.8 or somewhere around there? email me a link to the two lenses your are considering and I'll give you the advantages and disadvantages of each for you... and I'll make it into a post on this site for everyone's benefit Hi Rebecca. It really depends on what you can really afford. I would go for the best lens you can, even if it means saving an extra month or two. The equivalent sigma version lens is good (I have it for the sony mount) but it’s not a great lens and you will wish you saved some more pennies to get a better lens. Is the Nikon lens faster, as in the aperture? is it f2.8 or somewhere around there?

email me a link to the two lenses your are considering and I’ll give you the advantages and disadvantages of each for you… and I’ll make it into a post on this site for everyone’s benefit

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-296 Rebecca Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:28:22 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-296 Hi Garry, The info posted on lenses was excellent to help me clear up a few queries I have, however i wonder if you could help me with another question please? I have recently started using the Nikon D40 and have a Sigma 70-300mm lens. However this is manual focus and I am finding it frustrating to use as the subjects taken whilst on full zoom are often blurry even with the tripod. So I want to upgrade to a auto focus lens, but do I go for the equivalent sigma one or one of the VR Nikon ones such as the 55 - 200mm? What will the difference in magnification be between the 55-200mm and the 70 -300mm? Many thanks Hi Garry,

The info posted on lenses was excellent to help me clear up a few queries I have, however i wonder if you could help me with another question please?
I have recently started using the Nikon D40 and have a Sigma 70-300mm lens. However this is manual focus and I am finding it frustrating to use as the subjects taken whilst on full zoom are often blurry even with the tripod.
So I want to upgrade to a auto focus lens, but do I go for the equivalent sigma one or one of the VR Nikon ones such as the 55 - 200mm? What will the difference in magnification be between the 55-200mm and the 70 -300mm?
Many thanks

]]> By: Shani Birkin http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-292 Shani Birkin Sun, 22 Jun 2008 17:55:54 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-292 Thank You...... Very helpful! Thank You…… Very helpful!

]]> By: Garry http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-283 Garry Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:22:16 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-283 Hi Lewis, it depends where you are really. The best thing to do is to find a camera store that has lots of cameras to choose from so you can try different models out and see which one suits you best. You might then be able to get a better deal from an online store if you were thinking of buying one. If you are around Manchester then there is the large Jessops on Deansgate where they have lots of cameras to look at, and hopefully some knowledgeable staff too. Hi Lewis, it depends where you are really. The best thing to do is to find a camera store that has lots of cameras to choose from so you can try different models out and see which one suits you best. You might then be able to get a better deal from an online store if you were thinking of buying one. If you are around Manchester then there is the large Jessops on Deansgate where they have lots of cameras to look at, and hopefully some knowledgeable staff too.

]]> By: Lewis http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-282 Lewis Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:41:56 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-282 For a beginner like me reading all this is very nice an does set me of in the reet direction of knowing whatswhat. but where would the best place be to go in a store an ask some one about cameras. For a beginner like me reading all this is very nice an does set me of in the reet direction of knowing whatswhat. but where would the best place be to go in a store an ask some one about cameras.

]]> By: Pick of the Week: Link Edition - Jun 10, 2008 | Words: Irrational http://www.photography-basics.com/2008/06/lenses/#comment-277 Pick of the Week: Link Edition - Jun 10, 2008 | Words: Irrational Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:16:32 +0000 http://www.photography-basics.com/?p=72#comment-277 [...] Lenses - Photography Basics - Camera bodies come and go, but lenses are forever (was this a good adaptation of the cliché?). Knowing what lenses you need and what to expect from them is vital in photography. Garry has a nice intro to lenses for the beginner. And remember "You get what you pay for". [...] [...] Lenses - Photography Basics - Camera bodies come and go, but lenses are forever (was this a good adaptation of the cliché?). Knowing what lenses you need and what to expect from them is vital in photography. Garry has a nice intro to lenses for the beginner. And remember "You get what you pay for". [...]

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