Sunday, September 6, 2009

Zoom in With an SLR Zoom Lens

By James E. Tutten

If you are familiar with DSLR, then you already know the benefits and how important it is to have a zoom lens for your DSLR. A major difference between zoom lenses and telephoto lenses is the narrow angle of view you get with the telephoto.

However, zoom lenses offer both a wide-angle or telephoto - giving you a wide angle or narrow view, respectively. Your personal collection of lenses should always include a SLR zoom lens, as it can zoom in on your subject as it's name suggests.

These lenses are available to you in focal lengths that go from of 16mm up to 400mm. This lens can change the background of a particular subject, or it can bring that same subject closer to you whenever you choose to do so. Your camera, set up with a longer focal length, will separate your subject by blurring its background and then giving a smooth bokeh that will surround your subject. Note how your subject stands out.

For sports photographers who are serious about getting action photos, then this lens is also a must. This will allow you to zoom in on your athletes without having to move from your place. Animal photographers, as well, should have SLR zoom lens. The long focal length means more magnification level for your photos, thus making your subjects bigger and more prominent without the need to move in closer.

Event photographers, as well, benefit much from using zoom lenses. They can zoom in on their subject " for example, a person " while at the same time maintaining a wide angle view of the whole event setting. These lenses are actually very versatile and its up to the photographer to put it to good use. Canon, Nikon, Sony and Olympus all produce high-quality SLR zoom lens with various focal lengths.

If you are looking for the magnification level of a particular lens, you can divide the largest number by the lowest number. For example, a Canon EF 28-300mm has a 10.7x magnification level. But always remember, you may have a top-of-the-line digital SLR camera with great zoom lens but if you don't have the photographers eye or you don't know how to use it, you'd surely fail.

Take time to read and practice, sometimes follow your instincts and you'll never fail in capturing pictures that truly capture memories.Author Box

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