Lenses Guide outlines some of the technological basics of today’s lenses – the varying mounts and formats, image stabilisation and focusing systems, image sensor size – and their impact on lens performance. It then looks at various categories of lenses: standard kit lenses; telephoto kit lenses; and ‘all-in-one’ extended zoom lenses. This is followed by a series of chapters exploring lenses and different types of photography – landscapes, portraiture, sports and wildlife, and macro photography – along with techniques to improve picture-taking.
With lenses at anything from $300 to $3000 and beyond, this guide might be the best lens investment you ever make!
Margaret Brown is technical editor of Photo Review Australia and has been writing on photography for more than 30 years. She is author of the popular and extensive Photo Review Pocket Guide series and the Australian Consumer Association’s Choice Guide to Digital Photography.