Which EF lens to use? In the previous issue, the focus was on which EOS camera to use for you to create better pictures with. It was also mentioned that the choice of which camera was not important as choosing the right lens to shoot the image you had pre-visualized. After all, it is the lens that records the image on film. The camera is merely a light-tight black box that holds the film. Choosing which lens to use is itself another dilemma for the aspiring beginner and amateur photographer. For Canon EOS users, there are over 50 superb EF lenses to choose, from a full-frame 15mm fish-eye, Tilt & Shift lenses, Macros, zooms and up to a specially-made-to-order EF 1200mm super telephoto lens. Wide range of Canon EF Lenses to choose from   The 1200mm lens, is of course, targeted at the high-end users, like news and picture agencies, professional photographers or government agencies, and cost more than any new 1500cc or 1800cc sedan car, including any 4x4 automobile that is currently available in the market. And there are less than 10 units of this lens sold so far, worldwide. The problem faced by beginners and amateur photographers is something which I can relate to - having gone through the same thing almost two decades ago, when my skills and knowledge about photography were still next to nothing, except the desire to be able to shoot those beautiful pictures as published in Which lens to choose can be narrowed down much better once you have mastered the fundamentals of photography as well as the composition and framing techniques needed to create better pictures. These include the three essential questions that you ask yourself prior to clicking the shutter. For those who have skipped the first fifteen issues of this column, here's a rephrase of what these three questions are: What is the theme you would like the picture to convey? How do you focus attention to the main subject in the picture? Simplify the elements. What should you include or exclude? These, and the mastery of the various fundamentals of photography as described in the earlier issues of The Art of Photography, will supply you with all the information you will ever need in creating better pictures with your EOS camera, including which lens to choose from the over 50 optics available in the EF line-up. << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 5 . 6 . 7 . 8 . 9 . 10 .