New Lenses

My very first lens went to my Nikon F4, and it was a 50mm f/1.8. Happily, it also worked on my DSLR. My second lens was a 28-300mm f3.2/5.3 zoom, which I thought was great because all of a sudden I could zoom in on an object a fair distance away.  The one problem with a zoom though, if you get one like I did, it doesn't have a fixed aperture. It also is very subjective to camera shake, and many images zoomed in tend to be very blurry. Unless you use a tripod, which is not ideal in all situations. 

Just recently, my dad got me a gift, an 18-55mm lens, not the fanciest one out there, but just something to practice more of a wide angle with. I've got to say, after having used a 50mm more often than not, seeing through the lens at 18mm was quite a change!  All of a sudden I could fit an entire room into one shot! As soon as the weather warms up, I'm excited to take it out and try some landscape photography.

And just this past week, I ordered myself a happy tax return gift. An 85mm f/1.8.  And it is unbelievably fantastic! I have never had such a clear image or beautiful blurred background as I get with this lens. I made my kids pose for me on the front porch the other day and just had so much fun experimenting with lighting and aperture. I can't wait to get out and go shutter crazy!  Hopefully the weather stays nice!