How to use zoom and telephoto lenses on your digital SLR

Pt. 4 of 6 | 4:00 |

How to use digital SLR lenses

Thursday August 19, 2010

In this episode, we'll talk about

how to use zoom lenses

and

telephoto lenses

. We'll talk about some of the

benefits of zoom lenses

and some of the drawbacks, such as the weight. Still, zoom lenses are invaluable to photographers

using digital SLR cameras

as they can allow pictures from great distances.

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Show Notes

- Zoom and telephoto lenses can zoom in on subjects a great distance away.

- There are lots of reasons to use a zoom or telephoto lens, but generally they're used to close the distance between you and your subject.

- Taking pictures of wildlife is another good opportunity to use a zoom or telephoto lens.

- The main downside to these lenses is their weight, which is mostly due to the fact that they use much more glass.

- Also, not as much light makes it through telephoto lenses due to their length.

- The longer length of the lenses also increases your chances of getting a blurred shot due to lens shake.

- Zoomed in shots will also have a different effect to them than shots taken by moving closer to the target. This is most noticeable in the background.

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