Glass will always be one of your best investments by far! The quality truly does make a difference.
If you are just starting out, brand new to photography and not sure what you will be doing or what you need, I will always suggest starting out with a camera and kit lens - to then find your groove!
Expanding beyond the kit lens, gets to be FUN!
My Lens Recommendations:
- Zoom - You will want a lens with zoom capabilities there are various models and speeds. This is where you will want to have an idea of what you want or like shooting to help you decide what to get and the budget to go with. Purchasing lenses can be very cost affordable when you buy used through a store like Henry's.
- Prime - Prime lenses are great because when just getting started they are very cost effective and many can be used in lower light settings. A great example of this is the "nifty fifty" camera lens that almost all big brands have, the 50mm f1.8!
I will share the lenses I have and why...
- Canon 50mm f1.2L - Ive had this for over 10 years, its a beautiful lens with breathtaking brokeh. This lens can be used in low light and is very sharp even at 1.2! I highly recommend trying the 'nifty fifty' first before investing in this L prime lens.
- Canon 24-105f4L - Ah this lens is not only versatile, it's incredibly sharp! Can zoom from 24-105mm, so it's an incredible walk around lens for outdoor use. The aperture is fixed at f4 so if you zoom from 24 to 105 it will stay at f4 as the widest it can open. To use inside need to boost ISO for proper lighting.
- Canon 70-200 f2.8L - my winter workhorse! This is my go to arena lens! Incredibly sharp, and can be used in lower light as it opens to f2.8 aperture. This is a beautiful range of zoom and focuses beautifully.
- Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6L - one of my newest to me lens! This one is the version 1 push, pull style. I was able to snag one for an awesome deal used and it arrived in pretty much brand new condition! My purpose for wanting this lens is for the Spring, Summer and Fall whether it's wild life or on the beach. It has an awesome reach of 100-400 with the ability to use with my 2x converter. The variable aperture is ok as I will be using this zoom primarily outside 95% of the time. I set aperture to 5.6 and am good to go. Remember in the summer many times aperture on sunny days is 'sunny 16' with iso 200 and shutter speed at 200 also.
- Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro - a powerful macro lens that is also a prime lens. Awesome for closer macro shots such as flowers, blossoms, leaves etc.
- Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro - my newer to me macro to my collection for the added reach. I love capturing nature at its best and sometimes that means giving nature its space to be and capturing from a distance.
- Canon 16-35 f2.8L - my "inside" and landscape lens, wide and able to open to f2.8 this lens I bought new to me with the purpose of indoor events and wide landscape. A few years ago my 24-70 f2.8L lens fell off my camera (yes devastating, also yes insured) I initially replaced with the 24-105 as I missed the lens I sold when I got the 24-70. However at f4 it's not an ideal inside lens and I really had no purpose needing the 24-70 again when it over laps with the 24-105, so this lens was added to my collectionlate last fall with thee Christmas season in mind. It's a beautiful lens and I am grateful I found it!
- Canon EF 2X Extender - able to use on my zoom lens to double the reach. Also note it also doubles the f stop. So the 70-200 f2.8 would be a max open f stop of f5.6. Versus my 100-400 which would have an f stop of at least f11.2
- Canon RF 35mm f1.8 - I bought this lens with the Canon RP mirrorless when I got it as a trial, I wasn't sure about the mirrorless world and much like the dslr nifty fifty this is a great option also for indoor use as the aperture opens to f1.8!
- Canon RF 24-105 f4-7.1 (kids kit) - A back up zoom lens that if I needed or wanted to hand a camera to someone and say just take pictures of what's going on, it would be with this lens and the RP. For someone not used to holding my big camera and an L lens, it's heavy. It's an arm workout. What's inspiring me to get my upper body strength aligned with my actions!
I hope this has helped you on your own photographic journey! Remember to focus on what YOU enjoy, what YOUR desires are and support your passion in your own aligned beautiful way.
Questions... well if it relates to Photographic Art ~ Essential Oils ~ Energy Work my soul will light up and be happy to help!
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Pamela Zmija – Healing Artist
Photographic Art ~ Essential Oils ~ Energy Work
I help spiritually awakened mom's to see their blocks and capabilities so they can feel empowered, confident and creative in their ability to live a more balanced and aligned energetic life! ✨️
Camera Equipment
Camera - Canon R6MII, 5DMIII, Canon RP, Lenses - Canon 24-105f4L, Canon 70-200 f2.8L, Canon 100mm f2.8L Macro, Canon 180mm f3.5L Macro, Canon 50mm f1.2L, Canon 16-35 f2.8L, Canon EF 2X Extender, Canon RF 35mm f1.8, Canon RF 24-105 f4-7.1 (kids kit)
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