Next Question of an absolutely beginner

[omkewalia]

Before asking new question, I would personally thankfull of Mr.Richard and DPS and everyone who replied my question as an absolutely beginner.

I read all the articles and also introduction of all modes in a Digital SLR. Your teaching open my eyes and really teach me properly. It really creates great curosity in my mind too.

When I bought new camera, the first moto to buy it because I am planning to go on holidays in the mountains. So I bought also a lense of 50mm 1.8 d as suggested by shopkeeper.

So my question that to learn my camera, as beginner, at the moment before going on holidays or on holiday which lense I keep continue to use and see the results and learn better Apreture,speed,ISO,white balance,dof etc.

May I continue with 18-55 ???? and keep the another lense 50mm 1.8d beside as this lense is still not good for me to use as a beginner??

Another similar question also arises in my mind that which common lense is good to continue which can cover most of the questions as being the beginner???

I am asking you question like a kid, I feel sorry but I will be gratefull of your advices and support. Thank you in advance for your generosity for your teaching.

[Krusty79]

The 18-55 is a decent all-around lens. It is not a telephoto, though, so it won't enlarge distant objects. Your 50mm 1.8 is going to be useful when you want to shoot in dim light without a flash. What lens you get next depends on what you want to shoot and your budget. I would recommend you keep practicing with the 18-55 until you reach a point where you are running into its limitations. You'll have a better idea what to get next at that point.

[APhotoSchool]

I would say that at this point the 18-55mm lens will serve its purpose well enough for you. It's a good learning lens because you can move in close and go wide, or step back and zoom and see the differences it makes on the way the image looks. The 50mm is a great lens but only necessary in dim light.

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Connor
Learn to shoot action at: Action Photo School

[wulf]

How long before you go on holiday (and how much time will you get to practise in that period)?

I might be inclined to work more with the 50mm lens. The 18-55mm lens is very easy and you can treat the camera like an oversized point and shoot. The 50mm is more demanding for two reasons:

1. The only way to "zoom" is to move closer or further away. That forces you to think more about your compositional skills.

2. The wider apertures available are great for low light situations, such as indoor shooting, but raise the challenge of a narrow depth of field. Get a handle on how to cope with the narrow depth of field and the 50mm lens will be a great friend AND you will be able to get the kind of shot that people with point and shoot cameras can only dream about (a sharply focused subject and an artistically blurry background).

In other words, practise on the more challenging lens, take both and you will find that your improved "muscles" will help you get the best of the 18-55mm too.

Wulf

[jojonac]

+1 with what Wulf said.

The 50mm is a great lens, and will probably produce a better picture, though it will be hard to tell at first. It also allows for more creativity when you start experimenting with low f stops.
The 18-55 will be useful for those landscape photos, but other than that the 50 will work great for almost every situation, of course if you are hoping to get close ups of bears, then you will be out of luck.

[kevingeary]

Originally Posted by APhotoSchool

I would say that at this point the 18-55mm lens will serve its purpose well enough for you. It's a good learning lens because you can move in close and go wide, or step back and zoom and see the differences it makes on the way the image looks. The 50mm is a great lens but only necessary in dim light.

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Connor
Learn to shoot action at: Action Photo School

"Only necessary in dim light." -- What does that even mean?

[BexJarratt]

What are you going to want to take photos of in the mountains?

As a beginner myself, I quickly grew out of the 18-55 (on a different camera though) because I wanted to take photos of birds, wildlife and motor sports. For that you're going to need at least a 200mm lens, I got a 50-200mm lens. It suits most of what I've wanted to do as a beginner when carried with the 18-55 so I can change over easily.

If you're hoping to take wildlife photos, I wonder if it would be worth trading in the 50mm for the zoom lens as I think you'd get more use of it at this stage.