Digital Landscape Photography

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Choosing and Using Lenses

THE IMPORTANCE OF QUALITY

Lenses are critically important to the quality of your images because, among other things, they focus the light that’s recorded by the imaging sensor. Some lenses do this better than others. We believe that it’s more important to buy the best lenses you can afford instead of the most expensive camera. Quality lenses excel at focusing light, so the images are sharper (assuming the photographers do their part), provide good contrast, and deliver accurate colors. A good lens is easy to use and rugged enough to not break easily. You might think all lenses should meet these standards, but lenses ...