Comments on: DSLR Camera Owners: 3 Lenses You Need To Pack While Traveling

By: Lola Akinmade

Lola Akinmade — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:45:15 +0000

@Jonny – Fixed lenses are great to have. They are fantastic for portraits as well as low light situations (evening, dinners in dimly lit restaurants, and such) because they usually have larger apertures which allow a lot more light in through the lens.

Plus they allow you to get closer to your subject, instead of zooming in from a distance. This is how the best portraits are shot.

Here’s a blog post by professional travel photographer Terence Carter that talks about using a fixed lens (in this case, the 85mm) – http://blog.terencecarterphotography.com/?p=409

Hope this helps.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:32:47 +0000

Lola – I understand the wide-angle and zoom recommendations, but why the fixed lens? What is the advantage to having a lens you can’t zoom in or out with?

By: Carlo

Carlo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:21:10 +0000

I’ve read some good reviews on that lens and was pondering it before I decided on the Canon. Impressive range and it’s pretty compact.

By: AdventureRob

AdventureRob — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:28:46 +0000

I’ve given the wide angle a miss due to financial restraints but have gone for a long zoom lens.

In fact it’s the longest on the market, the Tamron 18-270mm. Will report shortly on how it is once it arrives!

By: Carlo

Carlo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:37:08 +0000

you mean the 18-200? It’s a sweet lens for an all-rounder. I recently got the Canon 10-22 mm wideangle…this is a fun toy! Love it, it’s my favourite lens, can be very creative with it.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:43:10 +0000

Thanks for pointing me to this post! This is super helpful. I just bought the 50mm 1.8. Next on my list will be the 18-20mm as soon as I save up a little more.

By: camera digital lenses

camera digital lenses — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:06:07 +0000

Thanks a bunch, Lola, for this great eye-opening info on camera lenses…

By: Carlo

Carlo — Sun, 17 May 2009 08:13:49 +0000

Hey Lola…thanks again for this…just got our new baby, the Canon EOS 500D – we ended up buying the Canon 18-200mm and the Canon 50mm – also some UV filters and a circular polarizing filter.

Next up is the Sigma 10-20mm! I read some reviews, and that Tokina 12-24 sounds good too, but at the wide angle end that 2mm difference is quite a bit. And I like it wide!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:49:46 +0000

Fantastic Lola, thanks.

By: Lola Akinmade

Lola Akinmade — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:50:41 +0000

@Tom – Both Tamron and Sigma support Sony Alpha 200

Sigma AF 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC Sony/Minolta

Tamron AF 18-200/3.5-6.3 XR Di-II Macro SONY/MINOLTA