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Kit lens drawbacks:
Small, variable apertures
What it means: The lens doesn’t allow a lot of light in, causing you to have to use flash (yucky light),
a slow shutter speed (causing motion blur), or a high ISO (causing digital noise). Small apertures also
give you a wide focal plane which can make it more difficult to get creamy, blurred backgrounds.
Attempting a shot of my 18 month old daughter playing inside near an indirect sun window. My
aperture is as wide as it will go to allow the most light possible (f/5.6), my ISO is as high as it will go at
1600 (again letting in the most light possible), and I know I need a shutter speed of 1/125+ to prevent
motion blur. This is what I get:
These images were taken with my 18-55 kit lens and a Canon xti:
Yep, that’s
nearly pure
black.
My only option is to slow down my
shutter speed to 1/5 to get proper
exposure, and that leaves me with
massive motion blur:
Isn’t she
pretty
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