What type of situations/environments is this type of lens used for? But what else can this lense do?
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This lens will give you very good image quality and without adding too much weight to your camera. Your neck will thank you after using it all day. It allows you to take low light shots without a tripod. When you use it wide open you can get faster shutter speeds, and this helps to give you very sharp shots when you are handholding the camera. With wider apertures, you can blur the background, which makes your subject pop off the page. Another advantage to using wider apertures is you can keep your ISO very low and this gives you much better quality. I have read many reviews about this lens. It maintains high resolution at all F stops. (which is unusual) Many lens start to lose resolution when they are stopped down to their smallest apertures. If you have never used a prime before, you will feel limited for a while. Then, when you get used to zooming with your feet, you will be rewarded with much more keepers than you usually get because you have to think about all your shots. This lens will make you work for your shots. But, the results will be worth it. Read DPreview's review of it. w w w . dpreview.com/lensreviews/panasonic_20_1p7_o20/ They were quite happy with it. I got mine last week, and so far, I am really happy with it.
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The lens I have are glass, and metal rings. They can turn for different effects.
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As Clint answered, it can be used for either. The advantage to using this lens on a DSLR is being able to change the ISO on the fly. The 4-5.6 F-stop on this camera can create slower shutter speed situation. But you can somewhat make up for this by bumping up the ISO (as the sun goes down).
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Fixed lens and works for magnification of items that are place under the lens not at a distance
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You question is not very clear. What is your expectation? do you want to capture moving distance object? or nearby shots? This lens is for near shots with quality you may have to look for telescope lens for long distance shots. Hope it helps.
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This lense works great for action outdoors with a lot of light. We use fixed 1.8 for indoors
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This is a wide angle lens intended for taking pics of scenery and architecture. It's not optimal for taking pictures of people, but at 22mm it is capable without a doubt.
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The first two answers are spot on. I bought this lens because it is far less expensive and I use a tripod most of the time.
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This is a question to ask a specific seller about a specific lens. This venue is better for questions about the model of lens itself.
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This lens is suited for micro-shooting (like tiny objects). Probably not best for your purposes.
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I don't understand why Yahoo is asking me about this lens. Can you tell me?
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It is a great lens for portraits. That's what I primarily use it for. Another good option is an 85mm.
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An 18-55 mm lens is generally used for portrait type photos as well as medium wide angle photos. I use it both for some nature shots as well as many family group photos. The only time it lacks capabilities is very late in the day when light is very low - depending on your camera you can dial up the ASA speed to overcome that.
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I bought this lens mostly for use in landscape and family group photos. It also makes the camera slightly more compact and easier to pull out for a quick in-focus shot at gatherings and when hiking. Best in good light as subjects are generally further from camera. Light gathering seems on par with the 14-42mm. Easily worth $200.
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Maybe I didn't get the question, but there is AF switch on the lense, so you don't need to switch anything outside...
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It might help to know why you are using the lens at f/16 or smaller. While it should work, these apertures are not ideal for getting the best image quality.
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This lens is for any type of environments, the opening is big enough and too much light is abstracted, highly recommended, every photographer needs to have a. Enjoy and good photos.