The kit lens is usually a 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 (some are image stabilizing and some arent) and its a very versatile lens for being free. It gets really wide and at full zoom is a half decent portrait focal length. But it is limited (just like any lens) and I usually use my Sigma Macro 105mm f2.8 DG EX, my Canon 17-40mm f4L, or my 85mm f1.8. I've got a couple other lenses in my bag, but those are my go to lenses. The sigma and canon 17-40mm f4L are particularly my favorite for shooting my fish. The 17-40mm f4L at 40mm stopped down to f9-11 gets nearly everything in focus and is tack sharp. The sigma macro has UNREAL small aperture perfomance in my opinion. L lenses and macro's are just absurdly sharp though, generally speaking.
PS: Using a flash on top of the tank is how you can take sharp fish/tank photos the easiest. A flash allows you to use a fast shutter speed(freezes the image), allows you to close up the aperture (black backgrounds or fully in focus shots, depending on how you stop it down), and lets you use a low ISO (less noise).
PS: Using a flash on top of the tank is how you can take sharp fish/tank photos the easiest. A flash allows you to use a fast shutter speed(freezes the image), allows you to close up the aperture (black backgrounds or fully in focus shots, depending on how you stop it down), and lets you use a low ISO (less noise).
... From a little research folks say a 50mm lens can be used for most pictures is that true( like a universal lens)? Seems like the more I try to understand the lens and the sizes the more I get confused. All I want is like a lens where I can take pictures of close up like my fish in the tank and somewhat far away shots.