There is a perpetual dilemma amongst many amateur and hobbyist photographers who own cameras with interchangeable lenses, which lenses to own.
We all want a 10-1000 f/2 that weighs 500g and has to-die-for IQ. Oh and costs £400. Okay we can’t have that. There are a few super zooms (18-300) but they will be by definition compromised; either in IQ, autofocus speed or maximum aperture. They may be useful on some occasions however. So then we are into a two (or three) lens scenario. So how do we choose?
Well I for one use a statistical method. If you’ve already got a good collection of images you can let one of these applications analyse your collection. It will show in graphs which focal lengths you use most (and which ISO, Shutter speed and aperture).
From this you can make a more considered decision on which lens / lenses to purchase. It’s then likely to be dictated by your budget alone.
So try something like ... ExposurePlot ... you may be surprised at what focal lengths you use.
We all want a 10-1000 f/2 that weighs 500g and has to-die-for IQ. Oh and costs £400. Okay we can’t have that. There are a few super zooms (18-300) but they will be by definition compromised; either in IQ, autofocus speed or maximum aperture. They may be useful on some occasions however. So then we are into a two (or three) lens scenario. So how do we choose?
Well I for one use a statistical method. If you’ve already got a good collection of images you can let one of these applications analyse your collection. It will show in graphs which focal lengths you use most (and which ISO, Shutter speed and aperture).
From this you can make a more considered decision on which lens / lenses to purchase. It’s then likely to be dictated by your budget alone.
So try something like ... ExposurePlot ... you may be surprised at what focal lengths you use.
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