question about lenses

[Jemma87]

hi guys, im very new to this photography thing.... i purchased a olympus E-520 with a lens kit - i got a 18 -42mm and a 40 -150mm lens. Could anyone tell me what these lenses are best used for????

[Elmo]

Best advice on this is to take the lenses for a walk. Try different lenses and zoom setting an note the difference in results. The key is each person developes a style. Different folks use different lenses for the same subject.

[Jemma87]

thank you for reply. i kinda of only have my back yard to play in at the moment... too far for me to walk to any places that have interesting things to photograph...

[fletch]

Originally Posted by Jemma87

too far for me to walk to any places that have interesting things to photograph...

There are interesting things to photograph 10 mins from everyones door. If you can't see them you aren't looking hard enough!

As for the lenses the 14-42 is good for landscapes and general use. The 40-150 good for zooming in, picking out detail and shooting things like sports and wildlife.

[tech]

Originally Posted by Jemma87

thank you for reply. i kinda of only have my back yard to play in at the moment... too far for me to walk to any places that have interesting things to photograph...

try getting some close up / macro shots of stuff in your backyard...you'd be surprised at what all you can find... i pretty much spent a couple of days sitting in my balcony clicking the same shots over and over again with different settings and lens till i was pretty much sure of what kind of setting's angles etc would give me what results...refer my signature for examples

[tan2sie6]

Elmo is right. Taking yr lenses for a walk is the best thing you can do when you don`t have too much experience and you are also very excited with what you bought. You`ll soon discover by yourself all you need to know about your lenses just by playing around a bit with them.