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Lenses: Choosing the right one for the job

Lenses: Choosing the right one for the job

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Lenses: Choosing the right one for the job

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Like every craft project, there are different tools that you need to get the job done. Same thing goes with photography. This is not a movie about how to make a needle felted owl. This is a movie about how to shoot a needle felted owl. There are different tools for every project, there are different lenses for every project. I'm going to talk about three that I use all the time. They're really versatile, and they're really different too. So, this first lens is something that I love. I've, I've used it ever since I got my digital SLR's, actually a 17 to 40 millimeter focal length, and it's a zoom lens so that's really great for me because I can get a nice versatile shot. I use this anytime I'm shooting a craft. And I'm in a position where it's not a fixed location. I can move around, or I can stay in one spot. There could be action happening. In fact, I use this all week when I was shooting little pictures of my owl here. I could with the zoom lens I could really get in close, or pull…

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