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<blockquote data-quote="mraya" data-source="post: 569537" data-attributes="member: 9710"><p>Depending on how much experience you have i would advice to get a primer (50mm, manual focus). You can call 35mm standard, your average camera is 35 (film) or 38 (digital), about the aperture i would say that 4 to 11 is the "basic" range in cameras that let you control the aperture.</p><p>A kit lens, 18-55mm will save everyday situations, the aperture range will be around f/4 to 32. With these you can get good landscapes using 18mm and f/16 and up, for people you would like to use more than 35mm and less than f/11. For portraits it is advised to use at least 50mm and the lowest f/ you can get, that allows you to focus only on the eyes and mouth without distorting the face (especially the nose).</p><p>For macro you can use specific lenses and or extension tubes that will allow you to get closer to the subject.</p><p></p><p>Two good links...</p><p></p><p><a href="http://photo.net/learn/making-photographs/lens" target="_blank">http://photo.net/learn/making-photographs/lens</a></p><p><a href="http://www.dofmaster.com/digital_coc.html#coccalculator" target="_blank">http://www.dofmaster.com/digital_coc.html#coccalculator</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mraya, post: 569537, member: 9710"] Depending on how much experience you have i would advice to get a primer (50mm, manual focus). You can call 35mm standard, your average camera is 35 (film) or 38 (digital), about the aperture i would say that 4 to 11 is the "basic" range in cameras that let you control the aperture. A kit lens, 18-55mm will save everyday situations, the aperture range will be around f/4 to 32. With these you can get good landscapes using 18mm and f/16 and up, for people you would like to use more than 35mm and less than f/11. For portraits it is advised to use at least 50mm and the lowest f/ you can get, that allows you to focus only on the eyes and mouth without distorting the face (especially the nose). For macro you can use specific lenses and or extension tubes that will allow you to get closer to the subject. Two good links... [url]http://photo.net/learn/making-photographs/lens[/url] [url]http://www.dofmaster.com/digital_coc.html#coccalculator[/url] [/QUOTE]
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