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Lens purchasing dilemma - wide prime or 18mm kit lens [NX300]

Started Mar 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
William Hubert Contributing Member • Posts: 872
Re: Lens purchasing dilemma - wide prime or 18mm kit lens [NX300]

Great to have you participating in the forum. Your work is an inspiration to us all that we need to be reminded that camera is a tool that a photographer uses to help expand all of our horizons.

that said, there are many opinions re lenses. You can use the 18 55 and indeed capture a much wider field of view. In an absolute sense the edge to edge sharpness will not be on par with either the 20mm or 16 mm prime. However     You can overcome some in landscapes with tighter aperature and using a tripod etc.

also consider taking multiple images and sticking them together.

Ultimatly don t ever let a thought that you don't have the "right" lens at hand prevent you from doing all you can to use the tools you have to create images. it is clear that you are on the right track. Being there makes all the difference!

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