best canon lens everyday image
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I am buying a canon EOS 7D and am wondering what good model of lenses there are for simple every day shooting and macro lenses as well.
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Well you will not get a macro lens that is good for everyday shots. macro lenses are usually fixed focal length of about 100mm. A good everyday lens would be the 50mm F/1.8 canon lens, it is fixed focal but you will get used to it.
Well you will not get a macro lens that is good for everyday shots. macro lenses are usually fixed focal length of about 100mm. A good everyday lens would be the 50mm F/1.8 canon lens, it is fixed focal but you will get used to it.
Using different brand lens for different brand camera?
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I'm thinking about purchasing a Pentax ZX-L camera.
It's coming with a camera case, 75-300mm zoom lens, 58mm Skylight 1-A filter, and cable switch for extended exposure shots.
Does anyone know if the 75-300mm zoom lens a good lens?
Can I use other brand lenses? (Like Nikon, or Ricoh).
If so, what other brands can I use?
Please help! I'm new to this and would really appreciate the knowledge.
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Is that the only lens you'll be getting with it?
What are you planning to take photos of? For everyday things you'll be better off with a shorter focal length. That lens is a telephoto lens for photos of things some distance away.
Pentax cameras have a Pentax mount on them which means you can use Pentax lenses and those made by 3rd party suppliers such as Sigma, Tamron and Tokina. You'll have to check that they do lenses for the Pentax ZX-L.
Nikon and others have their own specific mounts that mean only lenses with mounts for their cameras can be used. If you look on Amazon you'll see the same basic lens (from Sigma, Tamron, etc) but there will be different lenses for Canon, Nikon, etc.
As for the lens itself it seems to be a reasonable budget lens. You get what you pay for. Some reviews in the link. If you're only planning to have smallish photos online (1000 pixels or so) then it will be OK. If you're expecting to print out full size photos (20 inches or so) then you'll see that the images won't be that wonderful.
You may want to get hold of a photography book to learn some terminology and the different effects of shutter speed, aperture and ISO when it comes to taking photos. Also to understand some aspects of image quality and sharpness and how those can vary with lens quality. Good (expensive) lenses take better pictures.
Is that the only lens you'll be getting with it?
What are you planning to take photos of? For everyday things you'll be better off with a shorter focal length. That lens is a telephoto lens for photos of things some distance away.
Pentax cameras have a Pentax mount on them which means you can use Pentax lenses and those made by 3rd party suppliers such as Sigma, Tamron and Tokina. You'll have to check that they do lenses for the Pentax ZX-L.
Nikon and others have their own specific mounts that mean only lenses with mounts for their cameras can be used. If you look on Amazon you'll see the same basic lens (from Sigma, Tamron, etc) but there will be different lenses for Canon, Nikon, etc.
As for the lens itself it seems to be a reasonable budget lens. You get what you pay for. Some reviews in the link. If you're only planning to have smallish photos online (1000 pixels or so) then it will be OK. If you're expecting to print out full size photos (20 inches or so) then you'll see that the images won't be that wonderful.
You may want to get hold of a photography book to learn some terminology and the different effects of shutter speed, aperture and ISO when it comes to taking photos. Also to understand some aspects of image quality and sharpness and how those can vary with lens quality. Good (expensive) lenses take better pictures.
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