Camera Lenses
By email, I received a question on which lens I use the most. In the states, I use all three about equally, but everything here is very compact, so my 55-200 telephoto sees little use, and my prime sees little use, as it's in the same range.
Ironically, the lens that I use the most - again, this is only here in Japan, where everything is about half as far apart from everything else - is the standard, cheap-ass, comes-with-the-camera 18-55mm. It is a rare case where you need any more zoom than that, so for anybody with an SLR who's planning to come to Japan, you should know that you probably don't need to bring your 600mm, gyro-stabilized, heat-seeking, laser-guided, artillery lens. Just have your 18-55 on your camera all the time, 'cause it's almost the only one you will ever use while you're here.
Ironically, the lens that I use the most - again, this is only here in Japan, where everything is about half as far apart from everything else - is the standard, cheap-ass, comes-with-the-camera 18-55mm. It is a rare case where you need any more zoom than that, so for anybody with an SLR who's planning to come to Japan, you should know that you probably don't need to bring your 600mm, gyro-stabilized, heat-seeking, laser-guided, artillery lens. Just have your 18-55 on your camera all the time, 'cause it's almost the only one you will ever use while you're here.
posted by William at
5/15/2008 05:43:00 PM
5 Comments:
Hey, I want a "600mm, gyro-stabilized, heat-seeking, laser-guided, artillery lens"
...heheh.
Interesting about the lenses...and the compactness. It is funny to think of it that way.
But without that, how are you going to call in for artillery?
That would be a real point and shoot camera.
With a stick. A very, very long stick.
Of course, why not? Just reach out and touch somebody!
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