Friday April 27, 2012

Camera Lens Reviews

Sony NEX – First Three Lenses

If you are just getting started and want recommendations on your first three lenses, here they are. Often times a camera will come with a “kit lens” that is pretty versatile and can get you a long way. The Sony NEX-7 comes with a 18-55mm lens that produces great pictures. But there are many lenses that are better for more specialized situations.

Nikon – First Three Lenses

Following are the first three lenses I would recommend getting if you bought a professional Nikon camera.

  • Nikon 14-24 Review – A great wide-angle lens for landscapes and architecture
  • Nikon 28-300 Review – Perfect walk-around lens mid-range stuff like landscapes, birthdays, sports, etc.
  • Nikon 50mm Review – Ideal for cute children, family and close-up objects where you like a blurry background

All Lens Reviews

I only write reviews for lenses that I used and I recommend.   Below is the full list.

  • Nikon 14-24 Review – A great wide-angle lens for landscapes and architecture that I use for about 60% of my landscapes
  • Nikon 16mm Fisheye Review – A fun lens that seems to work best when there is just A LOT to capture in a scene and traditional wide angle just can’t cut it.
  • Nikon 28-300 Review – An incredible lens. I currently use it for most of my landscape shots, unless things get really wide. In that case, I use the 14-24 lens.
  • Nikon 24-70 Review – Perfect for mid-range stuff like landscapes, birthdays, families, close-up sports, events, holiday cheer, swinger parties
  • Nikon 50mm Review – Ideal for cute children, close-up objects where you like a blurry background, friends, interventions
  • Nikon 70-200 Review – A great lens for things that are kinda far away, like animals or sports or that girl you are stalking
  • Nikon 85mm Review – Incredible for people shots. Just. Incredible.
  • Nikon 200-400 Review – A super-zoom lens, perfect for wildlife and other shots from a distance.
  • Nikon 18-200 Review – A great all-around lens for wide-angle and zoom.  Just getting started?  This is what you need!

Want to try out a lens?  See my Lens Rental review of BorrowLenses.com – Netflix for lenses!

More Reviews and recommendations

I have many other reviews and recommendations you may find helpful!

  • Digital Camera Reviews – recommendations for digital cameras for any budget to skill level
  • Photo Editing Software Reviews – reviews of five must-have software packages along with many others
  • Photo Bag – a look at what’s in my photo bag
  • My Favorite Things – I often get asked about the things I uses in my professional and personal life so I decided to compile this list of my favorite things!
  • Other Reviews – various other software and hardware reviews

Any questions about the nature of these reviews? Please visit my Ethics Statement. It’s all quite simple!