{"id":4302,"date":"2011-12-29T16:36:07","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T23:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2011-12-23T17:14:39","modified_gmt":"2011-12-24T00:14:39","slug":"emz-blendz-soap-co","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/ashland\/2011\/12\/emz-blendz-soap-co\/","title":{"rendered":"Emz Blendz Soap Co."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F\/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f\/5, 1\/640 second, 70mm, ISO 400<\/p><\/div>\n

Last week I headed out to do a little Christmas shopping and one of the places I stopped by was the Emz Blendz Soap Co. in Ashland. They are right next door to the Standing Stone Brewing Company.<\/p>\n

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Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F\/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f\/2.8, 1\/200 second, 24mm, ISO 400<\/p><\/div>\n

But today I’m not here to talk about soap, candles, or bath salts; I’m here to talk about camera lenses. <\/p>\n

Perhaps you received a DSLR for Christmas? And it probably came with a kit lens–something like 18-55mm f\/3.5-5.6? So far you are happy with it, and you wonder why anyone would need anything else? That was my thinking back when I purchased my first DSLR earlier this year. Since then I’ve purchased about a dozen lenses. I’ve sold half of them as they were more to help me learn than to use for the long term. I have found that I really only need four lenses so I’m still looking to sell two more. Today’s photos were taken with one of those lenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why may you want to upgrade a lens similar to an 18-55mm f\/3.5-5.6? I can think of many reasons. Here are some in no particular order:
\n1) More reach. 55mm doesn’t get you as close to the subject in some situations as you would like. 18mm isn’t that wide either. If you really want to take wide angle shots you should probably invest in something like a 10-24mm lens<\/a>.
\n2) f\/2.8 allows for much faster shutter speed which means sharper pictures.
\n3) f\/2.8 works so much better in low light and indoors.
\n4) Depth of field. An ordinary photo at 55mm and f\/5.6 can look extraordinary if it is instead taken at 70mm and f\/2.8. Photos 2 and 4 in today’s entry show you what depth of field can do for an image. Your subject matter is super sharp and clear while everything else in the photo turns into milky goodness.<\/p>\n

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Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F\/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f\/2.8, 1\/60 second, 70mm, ISO 400<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nikon D7000 with Sigma 24-70mmD F\/2.8 EX DG Lens EXIF: f\/2.8, 1\/160 second, 52mm, ISO 400<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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