Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Lens issues

/insert public announcement here

Before I post any more pictures, I just want y'all to know that Allison (my camera) decided to break her 18-55mm lens, so until I can scrounge up enough money to buy a new one for her, I'll be using her 55-200mm lens for all my photographs for a while. It'll be an interesting experience, and probably really good practice, but I admit that I'll be relieved when I can get a smaller zoom lens again.

But yes, I'm hoping to buy a new one, and then then turn the old broken one into a Tilt-Shift lens. I'll have to do a bit of reading up on how to make one, though. Wish me luck!

Anyhow, I hope y'all appreciate some of what I come up with (because I'm going to have to work harder now to get good shots), and hopefully I'll be able to get some shots worth posting! Woot. Actually, now that I think of it, the pictures of me with Sunny are all with my 55+ lens. There is hope yet!

Merry Christmas!

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  1. David KDecember 22, 2009 at 7:22 AM

    You know, forcing yourself to use a certain focal length can really help give you new perspectives. A lot of people actually recommend using only a fixed 18mm lens for a month, and then only a fixed 50 or 80mm lens for a month.

    I did that, and it taught me a lot about photography. It forces you to think in different ways about composition, and helps you understand the strengths and weaknesses of long and short lenses.

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