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Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?

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Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?

Oct 14, 2011

I am shopping for a lens to take to Disney World at Christmas. I do like the quality the Kit lens(18-55mm) for my a55 has given my pictures. I tried the Tamron 18-270mm and didn't like the quality. Too much chromatic abberrations which the lens from Sony 75-300mm had the same poor quality. I don't think I'm pixel peeping because I see this on a 19" screen when viewing the photo on my computer. I just want a good quality lens that is fast and has a good quality at low light and a decent focal length to zoom when needed. I am not sure how much zoom I need. I went back to look at my recent pictures from Disney with a P&S and noticed about 85% are portraits or group shots but with this new camera I am taking a lot more pictures of the world we live in and not just my family. Please help with any thoughts you may have.

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Gary

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Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	tbcass	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	aminucyrus	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	Rashkae	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	aminucyrus	Oct 15, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	Dennis	Oct 14, 2011
Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	NPPhoto	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	Tubal	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	NPPhoto	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	Rashkae	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Why are you worried about a fast lens? The A55 is more than	Dennis	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	Stv	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	garypaul1256	Oct 14, 2011
Re: Im a newbie! What constitutes a fast lens?	Stv	Oct 14, 2011

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