If you\’ve been around digital SLR photography for any length of time you\’ll have heard that the glass (camera lenses) in front of the camera is as important, if not more significant, than the camera itself. It is surely true.

After agonizing over the choice about which digital camera you\’ll choose, the choice of a lens or lenses for that camera is just as significant. And that is not an easy choice, either. Every new photographer comes to the realization that selecting a lens is a time for self-control and patience. There is no place for impulsive behavior here. You have to match up your needs with what is available, and, if you\’ve the cash on hand, you make the purchase.

Choosing The Correct Camera Lenses There is many good news with regards to making a camera lens purchase. Several camera lenses might fit your needs for more than one kind of photography. Your very first lens purchase might be among those lenses that satisfies several kind of photography. Usually, folks get a multi-focal length, or zoom, lens as their very first lens. That one lens, if well planned, could be a general, all-purpose lens for daily pictures, but it can also be an excellent portrait lens, a medium telephoto lens for taking photos from a distance, and a normal lens.

A lens such as a zoom lens of 18-105 mm (or somewhere in that range) is just the kind of lens that can fill numerous photography requirements. Spend some time choosing that first dslr lens because it is an important one. As your photography experiences develop, you probably be determining how you want to go as a major focus in the special kind of photography you want to focus on. This decision will affect the lenses you\’ll want to put in your kit.

For example, if you wish to focus on \”people photography,\” you may narrow down your lens choices to include a medium telephoto lens, and that choice will differ greatly from that of someone else who wants to specialize in landscape photography, because their choice would probably be a wide-angle lens that would be great for their specific type of pictures.

Specialty Lenses A macro lens, while suitable for close-up photography, is among those lenses that can be used for more than one type of photography. Many folks do not realize that macro lenses are excellent portrait lenses as well as medium telephoto lenses. One great macro lens can do the job of many lenses, and do it well. You may also need to add a \”normal lens\” to your photography kit.

While 50 mm is not technically \”normal\” for every camera, it is a fantastic choice for nearly all photographer since there are so many things you may do with that aperture and focal length. The wide aperture of nearly all 50mm lenses is quite wide, therefore it will offer you the benefit of being able to shoot in low light that many of the zoom lenses (especially the less expensive ones) do not have. In addition, 50 mm lenses are great for portraits and street photography as well as doing a fairly good job with all but the most demanding of close up images.

Finding lenses shouldn\’t be an impulsive decision. Each lens should be selected with much thought and consideration as to the effect it will have on your aim as a photographer.