What lenses do I need for everyday photography?

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Having an everyday zoom lens for your digital SLR camera is ideal for capturing holidays, birthdays, family get-togethers and other special moments. These versatile and easy-to-use standard zoom lenses offer crisp and clear shots for beginners or amateurs, but are also handy for the professional photographer when there is no time to change lenses. Standard zoom lenses will cover almost all situations.

Some good options include:

- EF-S 17-85mm. From wide-angle photography to standard snapshots, medium telephoto portraits and even action shots, these lenses are ideal for travelling as they offer a comprehensive range of shooting needs and are extremely lightweight.

- EF-S 18-200m. These lenses let you go back and forth from wide-angle to telephoto photography with ease. Lightweight and compact, the 18-200mm also has a high 11x zoom ratio so you can zoom right into distant action.

- EF 24-105mm. These lenses cover 24mm to 105mm, and are suitable for medium zoom portraiture as well as landscape photography. Clearly, standard zoom lenses can handle a broad range of photographic expression, from impressive wide-angle shots, to standard photography (similar to the perspective of the human eye) as well as telephoto shots.

Because of their versatility and compact size, standard zoom lenses are a must-have accessory for travellers, professional or beginner photographers as they cover most situations and offer stunning image quality.

What lenses do I need for portrait photography?

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Portrait photography is all about the subject. Most portrait shots will blur or soften the background so the subject completely dominates the photograph. To achieve this effect, lenses between 50mm and 135mm lenses are often used.

Standard zoom lenses, which usually come together with a camera body, cover this focal length range, and are therefore quite suitable for portrait photography. Sometimes, however, it is necessary to use a large aperture lens with an even greater maximum aperture. In these cases 85mm lenses are the ideal option, especially if portrait photography is a serious pursuit.

Some portrait lenses to consider are:

- EF85mm f/1.2L USM. This medium telephoto lens is the standard portrait lens.

- EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM. Because these lenses are a standard zoom lens, they are lightweight, extremely versatile and produce high quality images.

- EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM. This is a large aperture telephoto zoom lens that covers landscape, action or sports photography, as well as portrait shots.

Single focal length lenses, like the 85mm, have a brighter maximum aperture than zoom lenses, making them ideal for portrait photography. Because the aperture is wider in these lenses, the depth of field is very shallow. This shallow depth of field softens and blurs the background, which is characteristic in portrait photography on your EOS digital SLR camera.

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