Lenses for Digital SLRs

It's very easy, when investing in new camera gear, to put all your energy into choosing the right body, only for that most crucial of factors-the lens-to become an almost secondary consideration. Lenses for Digital SLRs: The Expanded Guide, redresses that balance. Covering everything from focal length to depth of field, prime versus zoom lenses, and specialist optics, this book manages to unravel the technicalities of lenses while remaining comprehensible and reader friendly. Throughout the book, the reader is guided through basic terminology, common focal lengths, what optical quality means in terms of the photographs they take, and eventually comes to understand the anatomy of the camera lens and its effect on the image. This book is all illustrated in the author's trademark style of inspirational yet accessible photography and contains chapters on modern lens technology; wide-angle, standard, and specialist lenses; the digital darkroom; and more.

Ross Hoddinott is a rising name in the world of photography. Since winning the junior section of the BBC's Countryfile competition in 1991, and going on to win the BBC Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year award in 1995, Ross's work has been a regular feature of photographic and wildlife magazines. These include Outdoor Photography, Practical Photography, Photography Monthly, BBC Wildlife, and many more. Ross's previous books have been published by Photographer's Institute Press and include Digital Macro Photography, The Pip Expanded Guide to the Nikon D200, The PIP Expanded Guide to the Nikon D40 & D40x, and the Landscape Photography Workshop.