Wednesday, December 2, 2009

What lens should be used for what?

There's no hard-and-fast rule.  This is art.  It's all up to your inspiration.

I use this as my guideline:

* For scenery, I use wide-angle lenses that are 1/2x (or shorter) of normal.

* For everyday shooting, I prefer a zoom lens that can go from 1/2 to 2x of normal (that's a 4x zoom, if possible).

* For people, I prefer a tele-photo lens that is 2x of normal.  Longer:  the subject is too far, and I have to yell at them.  Shorter:  their features get distorted.

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