#1 It might make more sense to upgrade your kit lens first
If you’re still shooting with your camera’s kit lens you’re definitely not pushing your camera to it’s full potential. I shoot Canon and the kit lens that came with my body was the EF 24-105 f4L lens. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great piece of glass but, it’s not as good as my EF 70-20mm f2.8L IS II USM.
Most cameras come with a kit lens that generally works well as a decent all-around workhorse. A common focal range for these lenses is 18-55mm, which means they are capable of wide-angle shots as well as medium-telephoto pictures, and everything in between. The tradeoff for this zoom range, however, is a limited maximum aperture range of roughly f/3.5 when zoomed out (18mm), and f/5.6 when zoomed in to 55mm.
Of course some kit lenses cover a longer focal range and have different maximum apertures, but overall most kit lenses are designed for the types of all-around shooting conditions in which you may often find yourself. While this is not necessarily a bad thing, it does mean that the kit lens is more of a jack of all trades while being the master of none, and after a while you might start wondering what other options are available to you and how they will affect your photography. This all begs the question: which lens should you buy when you want to upgrade from the one that came with your camera?
LENSES ARE LIKE APPS
Think of lenses like different apps for your camera, and just as apps on your smartphone or tablet have specific functions, each lens is designed to meet a specific set of photographic needs. Next, think of the kit lens as a basic set of apps you might find on a device. It does many things well, but doesn’t really unlock the true potential of your camera. For some people, that’s fine: they don’t feel the need to install new apps (i.e. buy new lenses) and instead only use the ones that come with their device.
Read more on upgrading your kit lens on the original article at Digital Photography School
Source: Digital Photography School
I have to upgrade… I have a Canon Rebel SLR and I am having serious problems finding film…
That’s exactly why I went digital finally. Well, that and not being able to get my film developed.
I can get my film developed at work , so that’s not much of an issue… We no longer sell the type of film that I use..
ebay?.
I found it on Amazon. .
Adorama and B&H are both great sources for film both B&W and color.
Cool..
Can you upgrade from a Canon 5D3
1DX- 5DS- 5DSR?
Unless you want to go medium format- Hasselblad
5DS / SR wait to see – not sure they offer much more – debated on the 1DX when I got the 5D3 but bulked at the price so really can’t afford a Hasselblad
Yes, to the Nikon D810…. Check DXO ratings
Buy a Nikon!
Angelo Piccinone this will answer some of your step sons questions
Thanks