New to the forum and basically a noob in photography. The background of my question is this - I write for a living but upon occasion I have to take pictures. My entire experience with cameras has been point and click up until a year or so ago when I decided to upgrade to a Canon XT (which I decided on after searching this forum and reading a bunch). It came with the stock 18-55mm EF-S Lens which I've been fine with. Over the last year I've found the zoom to be less than adequate. Here's what I use the camera for:
- In home and external shots of stationary gear (to go with my reviews) - usually from close range
- Pictures of gear at tradeshows (sometimes from a distance but mostly close up)
- Wide shots of people (again at tradeshows and other work functions)
- Closeups and action shots of my kids and family (sometimes from a distance)