 Sam R. Jampetro |
Choosing a Lens Hi. In the past, I have bought zoom len's primarily to try and get more for the dollar. I have a basic 28-105, 70-300 and a 20-35 all for Canon. My question is whether a fixed length lens might now be a better choice. For example, is thee a fixed length lens that provides a "feel" closer to a large format camera for landscape shots? Same question for portraits? Thanks!
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doug Nelson |
Sounds as if you know what we'll say. My beef with zooms is that you will nearly always get barrel distortion at the wide end and pincushion distortion at the long end. Resolution is hardly ever as good as with prime lenses. One good use for your zooms is portrait work, where edge distortion will not matter. Besides, no lady sitting for a portrait wants every skin pore in sharp focus, anyway. For prime lenses for Canon, I'd buy the 50-mm f1.4 and/or 35-mm f2. If you want to spend the money, try the "L" equivalents of these lenses.
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Sam R. Jampetro |
Thanks Doug. I'm going to Italy this month and the 50mm sounds like a good choice for both Tuscan landscapes and even Cathedral interiors. Although at >1000 I'll have to pass on the "L" series. Thanks again for the feedback.
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doug Nelson |
I love to travel in just such places. I like a 28-mm for interiors and decent coverage in narrow old world streets. Check out Canon's 28 f2.8, too, OR be sure to take your 20-35, if you're satisfied that it doesn't distort architectural lines. Even the edges of that 28 will distort a tiny bit, maybe imperceptible.
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