On Sep 22, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Concentrate on the photography, not on the lenses for now. > > Choose a single lens, preferably a fixed focal length lens. . . . use that > single lens for 5-10,000 images. Periodically review your images in > Lightroom. Don't just look at the "good" shots! Look at your rejects. Are you > rejecting many images because the composition is just too tight, because the > FOV was not wide enough to capture enough of the scene to tell the story you > wanted to tell? Then get a wider lens. Or are you rejecting images because > the (flower, football player, child playing, whatever) that was the subject > of your image is just too small within the overall image? Then get a longer > lens. Try to resist zoom lenses unless (a) you have physical problems that > keep you from easily moving your body as needed to change the composition; or > (b) you pay close conscious attention to the focal length you are zooming to > on each shot, and you take the opportunity to learn something about your own > preferences.
Thanks very much Stan. This, and the rest of your message, sits well with me. I really appreciate the wisdom. As you noted, I already have a few decent lenses to choose from. I may take the opportunity to change my m 50mm f1.7 and m 100mm f4 macro for a versions if they arise. Other than that I'll wait to see what what you recommend teaches me. Sincerely, ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
