Photography Camera Lens

Photography Camera Lens

Photography - Camera Lens Converters Verses Camera Lenses
By Clive Anderson - Ezinearticles

Having been around digital photography a while now I realise that there are quite a few choices when it comes to improving on taking the pictures and quality of a shot. It is great to get that DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera that you wanted, even better once you have mastered the basic uses and functions that the camera has to offer, but what road should you choose to take in order to get even better results than you are already getting...

I guess the first thing is being sure to get the camera that suits your needs best and in the digital range of cameras there is a vast amount to chose from. The SLR (Single Lens Reflex) versions of digital camera have some truly outstanding capabilities even when standard, the picture quality when using the auto modes can make even a complete novice look like a professional.

So now you have chosen your Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera you will want to get the best possible results for your money. There are so many accessories and extras that will catch your eye, one of which will no doubt be getting some distance photographs using a bigger camera lens.

Generally with a majority of DSLR cameras you should get something like 18-70mm or round about that so the first step up would be to go for a 200mm lens. The lower end can be so variable, but on average the cost of such a lens is going to be anywhere between one hundred pounds and three hundred pounds or even dearer, obviously the dearer ones are going to be better optical quality giving better clarity at distance.

Alternatively for a little over fifty pounds you could buy a 2x camera lens converter. Before going any further I should like to make it clear at this point that the majority of converters only tend to work while using manual mode for focusing. That said the results can certainly be phenomenal and give the users two great ends of the scale.

Converters are ideal for close ups as they will be 2x the magnification that you previously had as well as great distance shots too. This is something you would not necessarily get if you had bought a bigger lens as the lower ranges tend to be pretty high. For a 18-70mm lens you will now have 140mm top end, but for only a fraction of the cost of a 200mm lens.

This is a great comparison and for anyone starting out should give them all the need range wise for some time, but the inevitable will probably happen and the mindset will change to thinking of buying a 200mm camera lens or bigger and using the camera lens converter to make it a 400mm.

Photography Camera Lens