Camera Lens Buyer's Guide
In many ways, the lens you choose is more important than the camera. Our Camera Lens Buyers Guide has all the info you need to choose lenses to fit your needs.
Buyer's Guide 2009: Lenses What to know about the most important part of your camera system  Cameras get all the attention. When a new camera is expected from one of the big players, the rumor mill starts up and bloggers frantically conjecture at what new features and technologies it might have. |
Buyer's Guide 2008: Lenses How to choose the best glass for your D-SLR  Pop quiz, hotshot: Would you rather have a) an awesome camera and an okay lens, or b) an okay camera and an awesome lens? The correct answer is b—no doubt about it. |
Lens Buying Guide Everything you need to know about focal lengths, maximum apertures, new technologies and more!  A trip to the camera store these days will show you an astonishingly vast array of lenses, from tiny zooms on compact digital cameras to big telephotos for digital SLRs. Many of these lenses are based on designs that were unheard of just a few years ago. They offer you new opportunities to expand your photographic capabilities—knowing what the lenses can do for you will help you make a better decision in your camera and lens purchasing, whether that means checking the zoom range of an advanced compact, buying a new lens for a digital SLR or comparing lens speed among any group of lenses. |
Buyer's Guide 2007: Lens Strategy How to select the right mix of lenses for your photography  To get the most out of your D-SLR system, you'll want to choose a variety of lenses that offer the focal lengths, speed and features that match well with your favorite subjects. The key to selecting the right lenses is in understanding their capabilities and limitations and the types of photography and situations to which each is best suited.jjj |
