With a zoom lens you can fill the frame with a subject without having to get close to it – this is great for shooting timid or dangerous subjects, such as animals in the wild. The difference between a zoom lens and a prime lens is that zooms have a variable focal length, while primes have a fixed focal length. If you decide to upgrade, study your image metadata to determine which focal length you use most often: if you own a 24-70mm lens but mostly shoot at 50mm, for example, you might be better off buying a 50mm prime. It’s no longer a case of simply ‘making do’ until you can afford something better, so check that your needs are not being met by what you already own. Before you splash the cash, however, bear in mind that kit lenses have come a long way in the past 20 years.
Think of the camera as a computer processing information that it receives from the lens. In fact, entry-level cameras fitted with pro-spec lenses can yield superb results. There’s no point in buying a pro-spec body and teaming it with an inferior piece of glass. When it comes to buying a lens, it’s important to remember that the camera is only as good as the glass you put in front of it. A small selection from the vast NIKKOR lens range – the company has been making glass (in various forms) for nearly a century Choosing a lens
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