I thought I would give photography a try, I have always wanted to so I bought me a Sony Alpha A37 SLR Camera. It came with a 18-55mm lens. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good lens that would be good for just about anything I wanted to do? Is there 1 good all around lens that would pretty much do it all?
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Lens Suggestion ??
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Kelley (Texas)
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Sony makes another kit lens, 75-300mm f4.5/5.6 lens which is a pretty good lens for normal use. With your 18-55mm lens and the 75-300mm lens, you will be set for most pictures that you will want to take. Some folks will talk bad about kit lenses, but these two lenses are pretty good and I use both of them from time to time. I also use some older Minolta AF lenses and you might want to check to make sure that they will work on your camera. I personally think that they will work. Here is a link that will provide you information about the Minolta AF lenses. You can save lots of money using the Minolta lenses.
http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/index.asp
Below are a few pictures that I took using the Sony 75-300mm kit lens. Good luck and post some pictures when you have time. Kelley (Texas)
Pictures taken with the Sony 75-300mm kit lens.
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http://www.dyxum.com/lenses/index.asp
Below are a few pictures that I took using the Sony 75-300mm kit lens. Good luck and post some pictures when you have time. Kelley (Texas)
Pictures taken with the Sony 75-300mm kit lens.
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Kelley (Texas)
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that I provided. Each lens has a rating system and you can use it as a guide in chosing what lens to purchase. I do still recommend the 75-300mm kit lens, it is a decent lens.
Yesterday, I posted a picture on this Forum of an old railroad bridge. I used a vintage (1985) Minolta 35-105mm lens to take that picture. I like the all metal/glass lens in the so called "Beer Can" series made from 1985 to the early 1990's. Again, read the rating guide and also read the field reports written by actual users. Good luck! Kelley (Texas)
Yesterday, I posted a picture on this Forum of an old railroad bridge. I used a vintage (1985) Minolta 35-105mm lens to take that picture. I like the all metal/glass lens in the so called "Beer Can" series made from 1985 to the early 1990's. Again, read the rating guide and also read the field reports written by actual users. Good luck! Kelley (Texas)
For about $250.00 you could get a whole new camera with all the lens options you would ever need (all in one) 24mm wide to 720mm zoom. All this is what I have on my FujiFilm HS20EXR ( the lens is non- removeable). It is not an "slr" but has many features that DSLR's don't have. This is the camera that the pics come from that I post on here.......nge