Do you have a favorite lens? One that takes exactly the picture you were hoping to capture? For me, my 50mm is it.
Many months ago, our 50mm lens succumbed to gravity. It was only a short fall, but a decisive one. I was so sad that it was broken because it produced many of my favorite pictures. It worked even in low light, without having to open the aperture to maximum and losing the beautiful fuzzy background that gives photographs such great dimension. And I could take pictures of fast motion without compromising image quality by increasing the ISO. It is by far my favorite of our two lenses. Although the 50mm still sort of worked after its fall, it wouldn't focus beyond a few feet. We agonized over what to do. Buy a new lens? Too expensive. Get the broken one fixed? But what if the life expectancy was greatly diminished as a result of the fall and we end up having to buy a new one anyway? Back and forth we went, and the lens sat on a shelf, until we finally decided to send it to Canon to get it fixed. After a week and over 600 miles of travel through the mail, my beloved lens is back and working. Of course I had to take it for a spin. I spent the last couple days reacquainting myself with the settings and trying to break my habit of zooming in and out, which this lens doesn't do. It was just in time, too, because the weather and longer days are perfect for evening visits to the park, for low-light action shots, for capturing his big, blue eyes. Did I mention I love my 50mm lens? I'm so glad to have it back.
Do you have a favorite lens? One that takes exactly the picture you were hoping to capture? For me, my 50mm is it.
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Carley Biblin
Hi. My name is Carley. I love to sew, craft, and create. As a Jane-of all-crafts so to speak, I enjoy sewing, writing, cooking, drawing, photographing. But the constant thread (if you'll excuse the pun) throughout my weeks is needle arts. Archives
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