Hello everybody. I’m planning to get my first camera body and lenses but I’m not quite sure on what lensens to get. I think I’ll get a LUMIX DMC-GF1 which I can find for fairly cheap prices so I can spend most of the money for some good lenses.

What lenses would you recommend me buying? Is there some kind of “general lenses” I can use without having to switch them according to situations? I’m very new and confused by all the technical terms and stuff

  • super_user_doOP
    1·
    11 months ago

    I like street photography and and portraits but I want to explore

    • infamousbelgian@waste-of.space
      2·
      11 months ago

      Then the advices here are very valid. I would not go for a zoom lens. Learn to frame without zooming, you will benefit later on.

      Make sure the f number is low-ish (below 2) to get a nice “bokeh” effect (background - or foreground if you want to - blur). Somewhere between 35 and 50 mm.

      Or, if you want to get inspired, check a site like Flickr, look for pictures you like and check what lenses are used. Mostly that info is shown.

      • super_user_doOP
        1·
        11 months ago

        Thanks for the advice! I’ve never used Flickr but I’ll check it out