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Beginner looking for some opinions regarding lenses

Started Aug 10, 2017 | Discussions thread
gavin
gavin Veteran Member • Posts: 8,242
Re: Beginner looking for some opinions regarding lenses

2 things. The bigger the zoom range the lower the image quality is as you have to compromise more and more. So all in one like 18-135 etc generally have Ok image quality. If you use the 55-200 then the image is better but you have to change lens and also to carry the lens around to be changed. Also generally shorter zoom and primes can be faster than a wide range zoom lens. So if you say going on a trip and want only one lens then the all in one is a good choice. If you are going to take sports photo then the 55-200 is all you need and you probably need faster lens to stop the aciton.

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