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Sebastian Oakley

Photographers today are spoiled with lens choices – and it’s a double-edged sword

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Photographers today are spoiled for choice with lens options. When I was a professional sports photographer, we didn’t have the luxury of superzooms that covered every focal length imaginable.

If you wanted to shoot anything properly, you had to carry half a dozen primes and switch between them depending on the moment. There was no such thing as a 180-300mm, 50-150mm or even a 100-500mm lens that could do it all. You had to plan ahead, travel heavy and commit!

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