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In response to
"I've had some good shots with my PowerShot but I have some great trips planned and would like something better."
by
Meg
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Well, the trick with DSLRs (in my experience) is to decide ahead of time what kind of photos you want to get.
Posted by
Beryllium (aka grayman)
Feb 27 '22, 23:00
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The lenses have different specialties. I've got four:
18-55mm: reasonably good for general shots, lets you choose a wider angle for landscapes or go tighter for portraits (or, if you want a differently-shaped portrait, go wide but close up)
75-250mm: good for longer shots, like wildlife. In certain circumstances can also make for really good street photography/walking shots
50mm prime, the "nifty fifty": great for depth of field shots with a blurred background, also very affordable at about $99
11-16mm super wide angle from Tokina: useful for some super wide shots that I wouldn't otherwise be able to get due to my camera's APS-C crop sensor
Then each one has different aperture amounts, from the f/1.8 on the 50 to the 4.5-5.7 on the first two lenses.
So if I'm shooting low light areas, I usually go with the 50mm F/1.8, if I'm on a wildlife walk I'll go with the 75-250mm, if I'm in an urban area I'll usually go with the 18-55 kit lens, and if I'm going for something with extreme field of view, then I go with the super wide. If I want to get depth of field photos I go with the 50, if I want everything in focus I generally go with the 18-55 or the 75-250.
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