{"id":465,"date":"2016-06-12T01:03:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-12T01:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/?p=465"},"modified":"2016-09-21T19:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T19:32:36","slug":"5-must-have-lenses-every-photographer-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/?p=465","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Have Lenses Every Photographer Needs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered which lenses you should\u00a0buy? \u00a0There&#8217;s a plethora of choice when it comes to lenses (and cameras), and lens companies come up with new products daily (well, not really..but you get the point). \u00a0I&#8217;m not about to get into the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Nikon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nikon.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage\">Nikon<\/a> vs <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Canon EOS\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canon_EOS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Canon<\/a> debate&#8230;that would be a waste of your time. \u00a0Everyone knows Canon is the best [sips tea]. \u00a0Let&#8217;s not waste any more time, here we go:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 680px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter zemanta-img\"><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Josefina_with_Bokeh.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured\" title=\"Josefina with Bokeh from Flickr\" src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8a\/Josefina_with_Bokeh.jpg\/670px-Josefina_with_Bokeh.jpg\" alt=\"Josefina with Bokeh from Flickr\" width=\"670\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josefina with Bokeh from Flickr (Photo credit: Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>50mm f1.8<\/strong> (or 35mm) \u00a0prime- This <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Focal length\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Focal_length\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">focal length<\/a>\u00a0is great for <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Street photography\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Street_photography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">street photography<\/a>, indoor, casual and all-around use. \u00a0It is absolutely the best value <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Prime lens\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_lens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">prime lens<\/a> you can buy that does not sacrifice quality. <strong>Buy:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/25YmL8q\">Canon<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/25YmmD8\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>24-70mm f2.8 (or 24-105mm f4) &#8211; If I were to take a single lens with me for \u00a0a day of shooing (or <a href=\"http:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/?page_id=400\">traveling to India<\/a>) it would be this lens. \u00a0The range is perfect for some snapshots, landscape , architecture, portraits and whatever else you want to shoot! <strong>Buy:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/25YmmD8\">Canon<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UOQwke\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>70-200mm f2.8 &#8211; The absolute best lens ever! \u00a0Ever! \u00a0The quality is unmatched. \u00a0This is a workhorse and weights as much as one, but every serious photographer has this lens. <strong>Buy:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Uw4MhJ\">Canon<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UqUTpz\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>85mm f1.8 &#8211; Portraits and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Head shot\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Head_shot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">head shots<\/a> are a huge part of photography and the 85mm is the best focal length for portraits. \u00a0The <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Bokeh\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bokeh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">shallow depth of field<\/a> is absolutely stunning and the bokeh is beautiful! <strong>Buy:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VVysKs\">Canon<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UqUjIr\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n<li>100mm macro &#8211; If you want to explore the macro life this is the lens you need. \u00a0if you don&#8217;t, don&#8217;t call yourself a photographer! \u00a0It&#8217;s all about the detail and this lens will allow you to see the world as it was meant to be seen. <strong>Buy:<\/strong> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1VVzoyf\">Canon<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/25Ym1QL\">Nikon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em;\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/petapixel.com\/2016\/05\/24\/lensbaby-launches-rugged-waterproof-fisheye-lens-gopros\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lensbaby Just Launched a Waterproof 185\u00b0 Fisheye Lens for GoPros<\/a> (petapixel.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/photoworkout.com\/best-portrait-lenses-canon\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Portrait Lenses for the Canon Rebel<\/a> (photoworkout.com)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/travel\/galleries\/amazing-photos-of-dawn-and-dusk-around-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">15 amazing photos showing dawn and dusk<\/a> (telegraph.co.uk)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\">You can also find Abu in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ranktribe.com\">Black Business Directory<\/a> on RankTribe\u2122.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered which lenses you should\u00a0buy? \u00a0There&#8217;s a plethora of choice when it comes to lenses (and cameras), and lens companies come up with new products daily (well, not really..but you get the point). \u00a0I&#8217;m not about to get into the Nikon vs Canon debate&#8230;that would be a waste of your time. \u00a0Everyone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":360,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[61,63,59,64,65,66,62,67,60,68],"class_list":["post-465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-camera-lens","tag-depth-of-field","tag-focal-length","tag-fujifilm","tag-jaguar-xf","tag-macro-photography","tag-nikon","tag-portrait-photography","tag-prime-lens","tag-sigma-corporation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=465"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":552,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465\/revisions\/552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/originalfotografie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}