Questions tagged [lens-recommendation]
Questions about choosing a lens. Please try and make your question about how to choose a lens, rather than asking which lens currently on the market you should personally buy.
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Most suitable lens out of Nikon 18-105 / 18 - 140 / 18 300 Lens
I have Nikon 18-55 and 55-300 mm lenses, and I am looking for an alternate of these two.
There are the lens of the following lenses for the replacement:
Nikon 18-105Mm F/3.5-6.3G - Rs. 19540 (INR.)
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Superzoom cameras and understanding mm range
What is the combination of lenses, that can achieve what a superzoom camera like Nikon P1000 can do (125X zoom)?
Let us say a DSLR lens has range like 40mm-320mm. I believe this means 8X zoom. However,...
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What features for starting astrophotography? [duplicate]
I'm looking to start astrophotography with my son. I've had some small success with getting bright stars on camera and planets in camera with my phone (sony Xperia 1 ii), but I want to make the jump ...
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What kind of lens is required for macro jewelry photography to get everything in focus?
I'd like to know if anybody has any tips regarding the lens I should use to get this kind of image. I'm planning on shooting product pictures of jewelry. I know that usually the go-to lens is macro, ...
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Help me find a lens with peculiar bokeh
I want to take portrait pictures with an artistic look of flowers. Therefore Im looking for an vintage lens with peculiar bokeh. I have seen some images taken with older lenses with very ...
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What's the best Nikon lens for jewelry photography?
I am beginner, I am planning to do some silver and gemstone jewelry shoot for my wife. I have a Nikon Z6. What’s the best lens I can use for this purpose. I have a kit lens 24-200/4-6.3. I have plans ...
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Bird Photography lens recommendations on a Canon 7D Mk I
On my off days I sometimes go to the nearby creek to take pictures of these water fowl that are usually chill about getting their picture taken. Stills are nice, but I wanted to use my 7D to it's full ...
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How to determine which lenses are good at testing teleconverter quality?
I have a Kenko 3x teleconverter and am getting generally soft images (using a Canon 5d Mark II on a tripod).
I am trying to find out how much of this is due to the quality of the teleconverter and ...
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Can I get good macro-photos with sigma 50mm 1.4 using extension tubes?
I'm interested in trying macro photography, but I don't want to invest into Macro-objectives yet.
Can I get satisfying results using Kenko extension tubes in combination with a Sigma 50mm art 1.4? ...
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How to decide which MM lens to use? [duplicate]
I recently purchased Nikon D5600 with dual lens.
It has come with:
AF-P: 18-55 mm, and
AF-P: 70-300 mm lens
I was just going through Nikon School videos and it was showing one 18-105 mm lens.
I ...
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What lens can I take to Banff for my Nikon D3300?
I currently have Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G and NIKON AF-S DX NIKKOR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED VR II Lens.
Which lens should ...
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What is the difference between the various image-stabilized Canon 18-55mm lenses? [duplicate]
I'm looking at buying a new 18-55mm lens as the one that came with my 4000D doesn't have image stabilisation, which I really need. It seems like canon have made many EF-S lenses over time that all ...
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Lens recommendation for tiger photography
I am planning to take a photography tour in India to photograph tiger and other animals. What lens would be recommended for such purpose?
I am canon user and have 5d mk iv with 100-400 IS I. I have ...
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How do the Tamron and Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 lenses compare for photographing high school sports?
I want to get a lens I can use for indoor high school wrestling and football. With my budget I’m between these two. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD For Canon or
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Picking a right Fuji X lens for model/toy photography
tl;dr: good Fuji X lens for toy (10-30cm) photography?
I'm a fresh Fujifilm X-T20 owner. I'm planning to replace a Nikon D7000 with it, for gunpla photography. Problem is, I'm not yet sure what kind ...
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