If you are in the market for a camera with interchangeable lenses be sure to look into the Canon L lens series. It is one of the best, if not the best series of lens available. These lenses are enthusiastically used by professionals and amateurs alike. Some people wonder why their cameras do not come with a lens, but unlike a simple point and shoot camera with its non-removable lens you are not limited to whatever the manufacture has built into the camera. It is better for you to choose the lens that is right for you and within your budget than to pay extra for a camera lens that you may never use.
There are many different lenses within the Canon L lens series and choosing the one that is right for you can sometimes be difficult. There are wide angle, telephoto and normal lenses. All of us have had the experience, at one time or another, of wanting to take a picture of a group of friends or family members and we just cannot fit them all into the picture. So we try to squeeze everyone closer or we have some of the shorter people sit down. Or perhaps you are hiking and you see an unusual animal in the distance so you grab your camera out of your backpack and snap a quick photo. But when you go to look at the photo all you see are trees and a blur in the distance. In the first example, your lens is not wide enough and in the second example, your lens is not long enough.
The Canon L lens series has several lenses that would make all the difference in the world in both of the above cases. There would be no need to attempt to rearrange a group of people to fit them all in the picture, nor would you miss out on a close up shot of that unusual animal you spotted in the distance. A wide angle lens would easily capture the entire group of people while a telephoto lens would make the animal appear closer than it actually is. Looking through a telephoto lens is like looking through a telescope. This type of lens can also narrow down what can be seen in a scene.
A normal lens is good for taking a picture of close ups like a person from the waist up. As far as knowing what kind of wide angle Canon L lens you would need, a 28mm lens is moderately wide while a 14mm lens is great for a wide scene like a landscape. A zoom lens allows you to adjust the field of view. For the picture with all the friends or family members you would simply rotate the zoom ring on the lens until you see everyone.
The Canon L lens series is their highest quality lenses. You can easily identify them by the red stripe that goes around the barrel. This series offers very high optical quality, the lenses are very durable (most are weatherproofed) and most are very fast. You really cannot go wrong with these Canon lenses. You can easily do a comparison of features online to find the lens that will fit your needs. You will be amazed at the incredible pictures you can take with a Canon L lens.
