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Telephoto zoom lenses
The second lens in a twin-lens kit is usually a telephoto zoom lens that picks up where the range of the standard zoom lens ends. These lenses take in focal lengths that are ideal for portraiture, sports and wildlife photography.
Long exposure photography
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Standard kit zoom lenses
Most people buying an interchangeable-lens camera for the first time will opt for the ‘kit’ lens bundled with the camera. When you’re buying an entry- or mid-level camera, it’s a convenient way to get a lens (or two) that suits the camera.
Crop factors explained
The term ‘crop factor’ arose from a need to help 35mm film SLR photographers understand how their existing lenses would perform on cameras with smaller image sensors than traditional 35mm film.
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Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD lens
A fast, stabilised, wide-angle zoom lens for ‘full-frame’ DSLR cameras.
Shooting tips: best ways to frame your shots
In this article, Photo Review technical editor Margaret Brown offers practical tips and advice on how to use both monitor and viewfinder to frame and evaluate the photos you intend to capture. Margaret uses a compact system camera for illustration in this article, and most of the tips and advice apply also to DSLR cameras.
Shooting Modes
Different cameras provide different levels of control, ranging from very basic to highly sophisticated. More sophisticated cameras have external mode dials, although the functions that can be accessed via these dials can vary between simple and highly automated and professional standard.
Compact system camera accessories
Aside from lenses, there are plenty of other accessories to build up your CSC kit. The options available for different cameras vary widely with different manufacturers.