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Karen Bowling Photography
(317) 862-1444
(317) 862-1444
7715 Knapp Rd
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Full Blown Productions
(317) 682-1000
(317) 682-1000
212 W 10th St Ste C470
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Dale Did It-Photography
(317) 257-9392
(317) 257-9392
Indianapolis, IN
Frame Designs
(317) 823-4401
(317) 823-4401
11645 Fox Rd
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
P & L Wedding Photography
(317) 243-3067
(317) 243-3067
1311 S Lynhurst Dr
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Imagine That! Studio
(317) 849-8758
(317) 849-8758
5230 E 74th Pl
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Allisons Studio Inc
(317) 636-2719
(317) 636-2719
241 N Oxford St
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Dixons Digital Photo America
(317) 637-3790
(317) 637-3790
2901 W 16th St
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Taylors Bakery
(317) 251-9575
(317) 251-9575
6216 Allisonville Rd
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Ashton Riley Studios
(317) 784-3333
(317) 784-3333
21 S Main St
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis, IN
Beyond the Kit Lens
Beyond The Kit Lens Take full advantage of your SLR investment by adding lenses to your system Buying a digital SLR as part of a kit that includes a lens is a popular option, especially for those moving up from a compact camera or switching brands. Usually for just a small increase in price, you get the camera body with a zoom lens—enough to get you started. It probably won’t be long before you start looking at other lenses, though, either as a replacement for the kit lens or as additions to your arsenal. Why A Kit Lens Is Just A Starter In general, lenses included as part of a kit have lower-end construction and optics. The cost savings need to come from somewhere, and that usually means plastic mounts and less expensive coatings on the optics. You’ll also find that many kit lenses don’t have the more durable construction typical of a similar higher-end lens. But it’s an excellent way for you to get up to speed with your camera, and for casual use, it may be the only lens you need at first. What You Can Expect From A Kit Lens Let’s look at the popular Canon and Nikon kit lenses. Canon includes an EF-S 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS (Image Stabilizer) with its EOS Rebel series of cameras. By itself, this lens sells for about $160. Purchased as part of a kit with the body, the price drops to less than $100. On the Nikon side, the AF-S DX 18-55mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 VR (Vibration Reduction) zoom sells for about $185 on its own, but only adds $120 to the price of a D5000. Both lenses cover the same range, with a 35mm-equivalent focal range of about 27-82mm, and feature the same variable aperture settings of ƒ/3.5 at the wide end and ƒ/5.6 at 55mm. Both lenses include the manufacturers’ versions of image stabilization, and both are optimized for the smaller sensor sizes of the typical digital SLR. Balancing Cost And Performance The whole reason behind the kit approach is to get you into a camera that you can use immediately and at a set price. The lenses included with many kits are entry level in an effort to keep the costs to a minimum. They’ll usually cover the “normal” range of shooting, from moderate wide to moderate tele, in part because these lenses are easier and less expensive to manufacture and in part to encourage you to buy additional lenses when you want to go wider or longer. While pro-quality lenses are often made from metal components, the average kit lens will have a plastic body, making them a little less durable, but much lighter in weight. Top-of-the-line lenses, like the L series from Canon, also include expensive coatings and glass elements, along with more robust focusing systems. Finally, you’ll notice that high-end lenses tend to be larger than the typical kit lens. This is because they’re faster—often with a constant maximum aperture of ƒ/2.8 or even faster, rather than the variable ƒ/3.5-5.6—which requires larger optical elements. This lets you shoot in lower light ... |
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