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“If I don’t buy the kit lens,
then what should I buy”
The usual answer to this question is the ‘nifty
fifty,’ Aafixed focal length lens that has a nice
wide aperture to let light pour into your camera.
The kit lens can add about $100 to $250
to the price of your new DSLR and seems to
be a good deal when you compare it with
the price of buying them separately.
A 50mm lens can run between $90 and $450.
You do get what you pay for, so if you can
afford the more expensive lens, do it. There is
a learning curve with a prime lens. You can’t
zoom. You are going to have to “zoom with
your feet” meaning physically move toward
and away from your subject.
The payoff is worth it,
however.
Same settings, kit lens is
on the left, my 50mm/1.4
is on the right.
Look at the difference of
the digital noise.
Because I can open up
my aperture, I can lower
my ISO which gives me less
digital noise and greater
clarity. On the right, the
kit lens at 50mm, f/5.6,
1/80, ISO 1600 on the left,
f/1.4, 1/80. You can also
see the improvement in
color with the prime lens.
The kit lens is capable of taking amazing images... just be
aware of its limitations.
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