Best Zoom/Telephoto Lens for you - Tips to chose great fit for your use-cases & pocket-friendly



It's been quite some time that we share about different Camera Gadgets, Softwares & accessories. As we publish a post about gadgets, we are bombarded with plenty of questions and they range from finding first DSLR in a defined budget to choosing right Full-frame camera for Wildlife photography. These continuous queries keep us motivated about creating these posts for you and help in making best decisions for your money.

It's been quite some time that we share about different Camera Gadgets, Softwares & accessories. As we publish a post about gadgets, we are bombarded with plenty of questions and they range from finding first DSLR in a defined budget to choosing right Full-frame camera for Wildlife photography. These continuous queries keep us motivated about creating these posts for you and help in making best decisions for your money.


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When we recently warned folks about dual lens deals on e-commerce deals, we got mixed responses - some folks agreed to what/why we suggested while some of the folks were not convinced. We respect everyone of them till everyone takes informed decision about these things. During this one of the main question which stood out - Which Zoom lens should I buy for my Nikon or Canon camera. Unfortunately that's a simple question to answer till I understand the use-case and budget well. Some of the folks also said that budget is not a contrast so how to chose best Zoom lend for Nikon D810 for Birds Photography. More the details, better conclusion we can make.   

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There are 2 category of lenses one needs to differentiate when we talk about Zoom Lenses -

Zoom Lenses : Just opposite to Prime lenses, Zoom lenses offer the flexibility of changing the focal length as per distance of the subject from photographer. Like the kit lens which comes with DSLR cameras is 18-55mm which means that you can click wide shots as well as a little zoomed in shots at 55mm. Other zoom lenses are also available in different ranges - 18-200mm, 24-120mm etc. Nikon, Canon and other companies offer varied set of lenses in zoom category. 

Without going deep into other details, I would want to say one thing that Zoom lenses give lot of flexibility and probably best companion for travel, but because of the huge range one needs to be very careful while choosing right lens. It's mostly about finding reasonable quality zoom lens in your identified budget. 

Some examples :

Nikon 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 - A good lens for landscapes and travel
Nikon 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 - A versatile as it provides pretty good range. 


Telephoto Lenses : These are lenses which specialise in clicking distant subjects These are usually heavy and expensive. Wildlife photography is a classic example of genre which demands telephoto lenses. Some of the examples are Nikkor 70-200mm 2.8, Canon 100-400 3.4mm etc.

Above photograph is clicked with Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8. The bird was at a significant distance.
Some of the best Telephoto Lenses for Canon DSLR cameras (On the basis of research done by one of my closest friend who has Canon cameras) :




Let's also talk about Best Zoom lenses for different brands out there along with some of the popular cameras by Nikon & Canon.





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