For general, travel, candid and snapshot photography, the versatility of using zoom lenses is indispensable. Okay, prime lenses can do that too, as I have shown in issue No: 36 of this column and other past issues, but zoom lenses allow more flexibility, whereas with the single focal length optics, you have to either get closer or further away from your subject in order to get the best composition you have in mind. Travel Sultan Abdul Samad Clock Tower (135mm) Merdeka Square field (35mm)     Replica of KL Tower (35mm) Inside Suria KLCC (28mm Candid and snapshot These starting grid photos were shot at the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship as well as from one of the pits. With zoom lenses, you have a choice of shooting them using the wide-angle or at the telephoto settings. I opted for the latter. Shot at 200mm Also shot at 200mm     Shot from inside the Press Center Outside the pit lane Catwalk fashion shoot Catwalk fashion shows can be rather exciting to record on film as the rapid movements of the models will give your EOS camera's AF system a good way to test its accuracy. Since the models concerned can walk towards the audience or the photographers from one end of the catwalk to the other, using a zoom lens, preferably those having focal lengths of between 70 and 300mm, is the best choice as you can change the zooming range from medium to higher telephoto setting with ease as the models strut their way to you or away from you. Shot at 135mm Shot at 80mm     Shot at 200mm Shot at 100mm Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 2000 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 .