Tips on choosing a third-party lens for travel photos, portraits, landscape or weddings

Tips on choosing a third-party lens for travel photos, portraits, landscape or weddings

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Do you want to upgrade your kit lens to make photographs as portraits, wedding photos, landscape photos, family photos or to accompany you traveling? You can choose lenses made by a third party, such as a standard zoom lens made by Tamron or Sigma.

When you buy a DSLR cameras, particularly Canon or Nikon, usually you get a kit lens 18 - 55mm. Perhaps you want to have a lens that you can use to create portraits. Many people who advise you to choose a fixed lens. If you rarely use, I suggest you select a zoom lens 17-50mm f / 2.8. You can choose Tamron lens 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical IF or Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM.

Why is that?

 

Portrait photo by Tamron lens. Image: jonathanfleming.wordpress.com

It is true that a fixed lens such as 50mm version is very nice if you use to create portraits, such as graduation photo, photographing newlyweds or a family photo. You will get brilliant photos and sharp. Fixed lens made by Nikon or Canon are usually expensive. 

17-50mm F2.8 EX DC (OS) HSM by Sigma. Image: youtube.com

If you are a budding photographer, you should choose the lens 17 - 50mm f2.8. This lens is suitable for making photographs in various categories such as travel, landscape, wedding & events, family, and of course the portrait. Tamron and Sigma could be the right choice, besides the original lens from Canon or Nikon.

Tamron lens 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical IF manufactured is a sensible option upgrade. Why does it make sense? At the moment you do not need a Tele lens and still 'awkward' when you use a prime lens, then you need a standard zoom lens with a large aperture. Besides Tamron, you can also choose a lens 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC (OS) HSM made by Sigma.

 

Landscape photo by Sigma. Image: picture-power.com

The Tamron zoom lens bokeh with a focal length 17-50mm f / 2.8 is ideal for everyday shooting, but the resulting picture has a good quality and sharp, because this lens has a maximum aperture f / 2.8. A lens with a large aperture with such, you would normally find on a fixed lens. Standard zoom lens such as Tamron or Sigma production of this new lens is very flexible for a variety of everyday use, good for traveling, wedding photos or to make a portrait.

Meanwhile the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS HSM is a perfect wide to standard zoom lens designed for APS-C DSLRs. Equipped with a Hyper Sonic Motor (HSM) and an Optical Stabilizer (OS), the 17-50mm boasts a large fixed 2.8 aperture throughout the entire zoom range. Sigma also claimed that the OS allows for easier handheld shooting while the HSM ensures quick, accurate and consistent.  Accordint to sigmaphoto.com, this lens is powered with FLD glass elements (with performance equal to fluorite) along with two glass mold elements and one hybrid aspherical lens provide excellent correction of aberrations and allow for incredibly sharp images with great contrast.

 

Tamron lens 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical IF. Image: karachicamera.com

Tamron lensa 17-50mm f/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical IF has many excellent features that may not be owned by another lens manufacturer. Tamron seriousness to build 17-50mm lens f / 2.8 of this, it is evident there are some versions that are made compatible with various famous brands DSLR. In addition, there are also Tamron 17-50mm f / 2.8 with a complete stabilizer VC, of course the price is slightly more expensive than the version without stabilizer VC. Tamron also claims that the lens can be relied upon to produce bokeh photos or photos with a narrow depth of field. By setting the right focus, you can get a portrait photo with the background blurred, but the model will always look sharp, bright with natural skin tone.

You are free to choose one of the standard zoom lens, whether you will choose a Sigma or Tamron, so you have a companion lens besides the kit lens, which has been provided by Nikon or Canon. If you are curious you can compare with similar lenses manufactured by Tokina, Samyang, even by Canon or Nikon, although the specifications and features are somewhat different, and of course at varying prices. If you want, you can also choose the latest version of the standard lens zoom.

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Original Canon and Nikon lenses vs third-party lenses: myths and facts

Original Canon and Nikon lenses vs third-party lenses: myths and facts

By   5:16 PM   1 comment:

The photographers were not affected by the prices or models from Canon or Nikon DSLR camera, will argue that they are more concerned to invest their money on the lens, instead of prioritizing the camera body. Once they are confident with the choice of a DSLR camera, photography enthusiast then began to hunt an additional lens, instead of just relying on the default kit lens. They are trying to buy original Canon or Nikon lenses. They may not think to buy a third-party lens camera manufactured by Tamron, Sigma, Rokinon, Tokina or other brands.

There is also a growing myth that if you use the original lens, then you will get brilliant and sharp picture, even guaranteed to be accurate. Also believed that the original lens is much more expensive than lenses manufactured by third party companies such as Rokinon, Sigma, Samyang, Sigma, Tokina or Carl Zeiss lenses, and more. 

It turns out this myth is not always true, either on the accuracy and sharpness or brilliance of photographs that can be produced by a third-party lenses. If the disputed from the aspect of price, it turns out the original Canon or Nikon lenses could be cheaper than lenses made by Sigma or Tamron.

 

Tamron vs Canon vs Nikkor. Image: youtube.com

Tamron or Sigma has a long experience to make a good lens for Canon and Nikon DSLR. There are a lot of their production lenses that have better features than the original lens Nikon or Canon, for example, an image stabilizer technology, which is not found on certain types of lenses in Canon and Nikon lenses. Perhaps this is what makes third-party lens becomes more expensive for the same type than the original lens Canon or Nikon. However, you will enjoy the image stabilization, so that you believe yourself to shoot at certain conditions.

Third party lenses. Image: billfortney.com

When you choose a superzoom lens or telephoto lens, it turns out you can get a longer zoom range on a third-party lens, even more affordable price. 

You can get this information from the online shops specialized in selling lenses and cameras. So that you are more confident, you need to look at the official website of Sigma, Tamron or Tokina, so you get more accurate information. Who knew you could find another lens with attractive offers such as a macro lens, wide angle lens or fixed lens.

Therefore, you need to see the catalog or information on the Internet, before you decide to buy a new lens for your DSLR camera. If you insist on buying original lens for Canon or Nikon camera, then you can buy a used lens. You can get a used lens in stores trusted in your town, if you have not got the guts to buy online. There is a community of photographers who are willing to share information about the lens used, you can even buy a lens that you dream to one of the members of that community.

Tokina, Tamron or Sigma? Image: keepsnap.com

Another way to get the original lens is to trade with your own lens. You can also buy original lens Nikon or Canon to pay in installments, of course with a credit card or other finance companies. If you have a steady income as an employee or have income from your online business, then you can realize your dream to get a telephoto lens or fixed lens. Make sure that you are wise you will not bother to pay off your credit card.

 

                                                                          Rokinon lens. Image: nofilmschool.com

My simple advice is, make sure beforehand about the type and model of the lens you need, not because it is affected by your friends or stuck on the original lens Canon or Nikon. Consider also the opinions or reviews of the camera lens in a leading photography magazine photographers or forum on the Internet. Hopefully this article can help you to get the best lenses for your photography activities. Because sharing is beautiful, please share this information with friends or family who have the same hobby with you, so that everyone can become a great photographer like you.

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Nikon cameras: the history

Nikon cameras: the history

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Nikon has a long history in the world of photography. From the legendary of the Nikon F up to digital SLR cameras. Although it gets tight competition for example from Canon, Nikon will still bring a camera with a high quality for various segments. 

According to en.wikipedia.org, Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon, also known just as Nikon is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products such as cameras, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, camera lens, etc. Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Sony, Fujifilm, Lumix, Pentax, Olympus, and ofcourse Canon. 

Nikon F, the legend. Image: nicovandijk.ne

Nikon was founded on July 25, 1917 under the name Nihon Kogaku Kogyo Kabushikigaisha or Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd., and eventually renamed Nikon Corporation in 1988, and is one of the subsidiaries of Mitsubishi. With a very long experience, Nikon is one of the leading cameras and lenses in the world. 

Many professional photographers and amateur photography activity entrust them to Nikon, as well as journalists and investigators at a police station, and other parties that require a lens or camera for certain activities. 

                   Photographer Russell Price (played by Nick Nolte) used Nikon F2 in “Under Fire” (1983). Image: petapixel.com

Nikon F is the first digital SLR cameras manufactured by Nikon in 1959, and is very popular because it is produced until 1973. Perhaps you've seen the Nikon F in Hollywood movies. After that Nikon launched Nikon F2. Aspects of its design remain in all of Nikon's subsequent SLR cameras, through the current Nikon F6 film and Nikon D4 digital models (which still share its Nikon F-mount for lenses). 

Nikon DSLR line-up. Image: technophileshub.com

Nikon F is the first digital SLR cameras manufactured by Nikon in 1959, and is very popular because it is produced until 1973. Perhaps you've seen the Nikon F in Hollywood movies. 

After that Nikon launched Nikon F2. There is an interesting story about the letter F on the name of this famous camera, in which Nippon Kogaku select "F" because the Japanese are too difficult to pronounce the letter R, as an abbreviation of Reflex. Use of F is long enough tradition of Nikon's camera upscale, until the introduction of he Nikon D1 (digital) cameras decades later. 

Nikon F series is very successful and very popular almost all over the world, and is famous for being used to cover the war in Vietnam by war correspondents. Nikon is also believed by the US space agency, NASA to make cameras and lenses used in space. If you want to have a classic camera such as the Nikon F, you can get them at antique stores that specialize in selling old cameras.

Nikon CoolPix. Image: gizmag.com

You can feel how an analog camera, you will definitely get a different experience because you are using celluloid film. Try to hear the sound of the shutter button on the camera such as the Nikon F antiques, then you learn to develop the film in the darkroom. 

You will feel different sensations when you see print photos from an analog camera. If you are serious about photography from an older era, you can join a special club pursue photography analog camera (film). Look at the forum of photography or cameras on the Internet, and enjoy a unique experience with the other members. 

In the digital era, Nikon still exist despite having to compete with other brands, particularly Canon, and also must contend with a variety of smartphones equipped with a camera, even with two cameras, front and rear (main camera). However, if you are a true photographic enthusiast, you would have been more satisfied if using an SLR camera or a DSLR.

Nikon mirrorless series. Image: lazytechguys.com

Nikon DSLR cameras have a wide variety of entry-level class, the middle class to full-frame camera or high-end cameras. Nikon also manufactures compact digital camera is often called a pocket camera, there is even a bridge camera known as prosumer cameras. 

The target of this prosumer cameras are those who want to feel the sensation of a SLR camera with affordable prices, for example Nikon CoolPix series. Prosumer or bridge camera usually equipped superzoom lens or megazoom. In addition, Nikon also serious to satisfy the lovers of photography with mirrorless cameras, also known as the interchangeable lens camera such as the Nikon 1 J series. 

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