BayDad accesorizing: The DSLR
Every BayDad on my street has the same accessory: The DSLR.
Mine was a birthday present from my wife that I got about a month before Mr. Busy was born. I thought it would be a good way to document our first kid, and boy was I right. I’ve taken about 9,000 photos on it in the last 15 months or so, and they’re all worth every cent of the cost of the camera.
What I ended up getting was an entry-level body, a Canon XTi, and paired that with a fixed-focus (non-zoom) 50mm lens. The biggest advantage of the 50mm f1.4 lens is that its a very “fast” lens in photography terms, and that means that it collects a lot of light, and that means I can use it without flash at night at home with hardly any lights on. It’s awesome.
Why is it so great? We’ll let me count the ways:
Fast response time means you don't miss the action shots.
Narrow depth of field focuses the image on your subject, not the background.
Fast lens means very natural lighting -- no flash!
Long focal length means easy close-ups
Are these enough proof for you?
What’s your favorite photo accessory?
