1. What’s in your wallet?
Once you answer this one, you may not have to answer any of the ones that follow. If funds are limited to just a camera with the kit lens, you’re done. If that is not the case, and you are in a position to spend some of your budget on a lens or two, you are ready to move ahead with the questions.
2. What is your favored photographic genre?
You probably have a penchant as to the types of images you choose to capture. This usually happens before one purchases a digital SLR camera. Normally, a zoom lens with a focal range of 18-70mm, give or take a few millimeters, will work if you take lots of snapshots of family. But if nature, sports, or portraits are your favorite types of images, the ranges you consider are going to be much different.
3. Will you be purchasing more than one lens for this new Canon Digital SLR camera?
Having a whole array of lens choices in your camera bag is actually one of the main reasons many folks move from a point and shoot camera to a digital SLR camera in the first place. With an additional lens or two in mind, start off with a zoom lens with a range of about 17-75mm. Then add to that range with a 70-200mm, or even a 70-300mm lens. There are several Canon lenses in these focal lengths to choose from.
4. Which Canon EOS camera did you buy (or will you be buying)?
This is an important question that may eliminate a few lenses from your consideration. If you buy one of the entry to mid level digital SLRs, you can buy almost any Canon EF lens or third party lenses made for Canon. If, on the other hand, you buy a more professional “full frame” camera, you can not get any of the lenses that are designated at EF-S lenses, as they are for only the crop frame models such as the Rebel series.
Moving up to a digital SLR camera opens a new and exciting chapter in your life. But it is not a step that you want to take blindly. You really need to do your homework before making this buying decision.
The worst case scenario is that you are on a limited budget, and you make the wrong choice for your first Canon camera lens.
The good news is that before you make a mistake, there are websites and resources to help you with your decision. Finding the right Canon digital SLR lens is just a matter of taking advantage of those resources.
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012