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Why do people laugh at itty bitty lenses?!
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<blockquote data-quote="D200freak" data-source="post: 505286" data-attributes="member: 41018"><p>I'm a newbie to photography (on a level beyond setting it to AUTO and just clicking away, anyway) but even I know that a long telephoto lens is the wrong choice for taking photos of things that are within a few feet fo you. What's WRONG with people? OK, granted, my Tamzooka lens will focus in amazingly close, all things considered, but that doesn't make it the right lens for photographing what I'm standing on! </p><p></p><p>I honestly think some people just like to show off their biggest and most expensive lenses. Making great photographs is not what they're there for. I'm perfectly happy to use my tiny 35mm f/1.8 prime lens if it's the right lens for the photo. And if it's for a portrait at "in this room" distance, it probably IS the right lens to use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D200freak, post: 505286, member: 41018"] I'm a newbie to photography (on a level beyond setting it to AUTO and just clicking away, anyway) but even I know that a long telephoto lens is the wrong choice for taking photos of things that are within a few feet fo you. What's WRONG with people? OK, granted, my Tamzooka lens will focus in amazingly close, all things considered, but that doesn't make it the right lens for photographing what I'm standing on! I honestly think some people just like to show off their biggest and most expensive lenses. Making great photographs is not what they're there for. I'm perfectly happy to use my tiny 35mm f/1.8 prime lens if it's the right lens for the photo. And if it's for a portrait at "in this room" distance, it probably IS the right lens to use. [/QUOTE]
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