Timeline for How to choose a lens for my first DSLR?
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| Feb 11, 2011 at 2:34 | comment | added | fmark | @Nick Miners I'm buying my first DSLR now, and thanks to you, this is the approach I'm taking :) | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 19:16 | comment | added | Tim Post | I personally recommend a 35mm 1.8 as a 'first' lens, I think 50 is a little restrictive for creative angles, especially when trying to shoot something from close to the ground. Agree with getting a prime and leaving it on, though. :) | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 17:23 | comment | added | ex-ms | I think the 50mm recommendation as a first lens is very questionable; noone would recommend an 85mm as a first lens on full-frame. If you want a fixed lens as your first, stick with the normal focal length for the format: around 24-35 depending on the camera, see here: photo.stackexchange.com/questions/1104/… | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 13:20 | comment | added | Edd | Assuming we don't get any more details, I was going to say I got the 18-55 kit lens, which provides a good range of focal lengths whilst learning what all the buttons did, then I got the 50 f/1.8 and left that bolted to the front of the camera for a few months. It really made me think and work, and improved my photos no end. | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 13:05 | comment | added | Daniel O | +1 for the 50mm 1.8 without it, you'll wonder why you got a DSLR they won't have that 'SLR Look' without a shallow depth of field' I'd suggest getting the 18-55kit, so save a few dollars, because there are times (group shot a table etc.) that the 50 is too long for. | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 11:00 | comment | added | user456 | +1 for fast prime. Get a good 50mm lens, and use it exclusively. It'll be cheap, light, versatile, and high quality. Once you've got the hang of it you'll hopefully have a better idea of what sort of shots you want to take. | |
| Jul 26, 2010 at 10:12 | history | answered | Edd | CC BY-SA 2.5 |