I know people probably get fed up answering this sort of question, but don't shout at me, even if I am having a dense moment :bonk:. I can't seem get my head around the zillions of different lens options :bang:.
I know that I have to get one that fits my camera (pentax in my case), and that a macro lens works best for insects and the like, (although I did read something about 1:1 macro somewhere, whatever that means, I just kind of ignored it) but then I started getting confused with things like:-
- 17-50 f2.8 and 17-40 f/4 L (I think these were refering to tamron and canon lenses respectively. I know these specific ones don't necessarily apply to my camera but it's only an example. What does it mean?? it looks like chinese to me)
- prime/wide/ultra wide/fish eye - Obviously types of lenses (i'm guessing that there's also narrow and non prime ones) but what's the difference? And what would they be used for?
Could someone either explain in simple terms, ideally with some usage examples, or else point me in the direction of a thread that explains it for me (I thought I saw one a while back but can't find it now).
I know that I have to get one that fits my camera (pentax in my case), and that a macro lens works best for insects and the like, (although I did read something about 1:1 macro somewhere, whatever that means, I just kind of ignored it) but then I started getting confused with things like:-
- 17-50 f2.8 and 17-40 f/4 L (I think these were refering to tamron and canon lenses respectively. I know these specific ones don't necessarily apply to my camera but it's only an example. What does it mean?? it looks like chinese to me)
- prime/wide/ultra wide/fish eye - Obviously types of lenses (i'm guessing that there's also narrow and non prime ones) but what's the difference? And what would they be used for?
Could someone either explain in simple terms, ideally with some usage examples, or else point me in the direction of a thread that explains it for me (I thought I saw one a while back but can't find it now).