My Favorite Lens

A photographer is only as good as her equipment.  Some of the essentials?

1. A really good camera, duh.
2. A way to get good lighting.  (You can't take a good photo if you can't see what you're shooting.)  And;
3. a lens... or 30.

My very favorite lens is my Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens.  You guys.  This lens...

Canon EF 100-400mm Zoom

Let me tell you a little bit about this beauty.  Shall we?

Canon EOS and Canon EF

What's it called?

- It is a Canon EF 100-400mm zoom lens

Where'd you get it?

- My mom got it for me for Christmas in 2013. It was for my Rebel but it fits on my upgraded camera.

What is it good for?

- I use it for farther away shots. Mostly for wildlife like a deer or a bird. It does well with capturing small details, and I used it for my baseball pictures, too.

What's its specialty?

- Mostly farther away shots. 100mm is good for portraits (I like to use 80-105 for portraits.)

Any hack for using it?

- I have some filters for it, although I don't use filters a lot.  I like to adjust my settings around because I forget that they are on there. Plastic wrap over the lens is a pretty cool thing, it gives the picture kind of a glowy sun ray kind of effect. Cleaning it is really easy.  Which is good, considering I have to clean mine often because Libby (the doggo) snots over it all the time.

Here are some of my favorite shots with the lens.

Roberto Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh

Floral Close-Up

Female Mallard Duck

This lens is an all-around rockstar.  It has plenty of settings to fit a lot of different situations, but not too many that it doesn't do each job well.  Definitely a good addition to any photographer's collection.  Happy shooting.

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