LENS CHOICES

It’s important that you pick the right optic for the type of photographs you’re taking

Are you looking to replace the lens bundled with the camera for something better – by which we mean an optic delivering sharper and brighter results? There are a staggering amount of choices out there, and it can be a little overwhelming making a decision. Ultimately, the smaller the lens’s ‘f’ number, the greater the amount of light that’s let into your shots.

For example, an f2 lens will be brighter – sometimes referred to as ‘faster’ – than an f11 lens. Also bear in mind that a ‘prime’ or standard lens, with a fixed focal length of, say, 50mm, will typically give sharper, more detailed results than a jack-of-alltrades zoom with a focal length of, say, 28-70mm.