| For relatively new photographers and digital slr | | | | conditions without having to use the flash and |
| owners it can be confusing when it comes to | | | | secondly it lets you shoot with a cery shallow |
| upgrading your kit lens. There are so many | | | | depth of field. A shallow depth of field lets you |
| different lenses on the market covering a vast | | | | blur out backgrounds making close up or portrait |
| number of focal ranges and apertures that it can | | | | shots stand out more and seem sharper. |
| be very confusing to work out exactly which one | | | | Personally I feel that too many people place too |
| you need. | | | | much emphasis on aesthetics and certainly too |
| This article will talk about what kind of things you | | | | much on zoom. After all why buy a lens with a |
| should consider and will point you in the direction | | | | huge zoom when you can zoom with your feet. |
| of one option that is little discussed about but has | | | | OK some specialist photographers require a zoom |
| long been proved to be one of the best lenses | | | | (say for photographing tigers) however I would |
| out there as well as one of the cheapest! | | | | much rather get a higher quality lens with less |
| You have so many decisions to make when | | | | zoom than the other way round. |
| trying to decide which lens to spend you money | | | | In my opinion the best bet for a kit lens upgrade |
| on. In my opinion the main thing you should look | | | | is the Canon 50mm f1.8. It is the cheapest lens |
| for in a lens is a wide aperture (or a low f | | | | Canon sell, the worst built, the lightest, the noisiest |
| number). A wide aperture give your two main | | | | to focus but the optics inside produce absolutely |
| benefits: firstly it lets a lot of light into the camera | | | | stunning results. |
| allowing you to take great shots in low light | | | | |