Tag: zoom

  • Photography Tips: 5 Reasons to Own a Zoom Lens

    Photography Tips: 5 Reasons to Own a Zoom Lens

    Zoom Lens
    Sony SEL2470Z

    Zoom lens usually consists of one focus ring and one zoom ring, and the focal length indicator as shown above. 

    We discussed the reasons to own a prime lens in the last post – 5 Reasons to Own a Prime Lens, but that does not mean we should always use prime lens. Today I’m going to tell you why we should get a zoom lens as well.

    1. Convenience

    Would you like to bring along your whole prime lens collection that covering 24 mm to 200mm (5 to 7 lenses) when traveling? Or do you prefer to travel in a lightweight and enjoy your trip? If that is the case, a lens like 24-105mm standard zoom or 18-200 mm full-range zoom is the ideal choice. Of course, I assumed you did not take the constant F2.8 cannon-size zoom into account.

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  • Photography Tips: 5 Reasons To Own a P&S

    Photography Tips: 5 Reasons To Own a P&S

    When the smartphone camera becomes more powerful, and the mirrorless and DSLR becomes cheaper, why do you still bother to get a Point-And-Shoot (P&S) camera? Well, let’s go through this post today together.

    1. Convenience and Easy to Use

    Point and Shoot (P&S) Camera
    Point and Shoot (P&S) Camera

    P&S is lightweight, small, and compact. It is easy to fit into your pocket and carry around. It only provides an auto mode to you, no fine focus-adjustment, no aperture adjustment, what you need to do is really “point” the camera to your subject and “shoot” it, then it will give you the best result as it could.

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