Travel Photography: Considering Which Lenses to Take


	Travel Photography: Considering Which Lenses to Take

madame travels

5-9-2008 9:34 PM

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madame travels says:

Other factors will include the type of shots you tend to take (ie if you are into macro shots you might want to invest in a macro specific lens, if you’re going to sporting events you might want something with extra length etc).

This rest of the article is Canon user centered in the author's lens recommendations.

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