Birthday Treat!

 

So on Saturday it was my 20th birthday! Beforehand I cheekily asked my parents for a new camera lens for my Nikon D3100, and I wasn't at all expecting to open up one of my presents and for a camera lens to appear! I was so excited! My parents bought me a Sigma 70 - 300mm lens, which is a telephoto/zoom/macro lens. After only having my 18 - 55mm kit lens for a long time, it was nice to add a new lens to my kit bag, especially this one, which has a lot of scope and variety to it which I haven't had before.
Below is an image of my Sigma lens on my camera body with it almost fully zoomed out. (I didn't realise it would be that big!) I also have a lens hood on the end of it. This came with the lens and is something I also wanted. As I do a lot of outdoor/ location shoots it will prevent the glare from stray light through the lens and also on my images which I am very happy about.

I also got a flower lens hood which was a separate present from my parents. I love the fact I have 2 lens hoods, so I can swap them about depending on what lens I'm using, as my flower lens hood is specifically used for my 18 - 55 mm lens. Again, this will prevent the light from reflecting into the lens and to prevent my images from looking washed out.

 

 

 

 

A short blog post today, but just a little insight to what's new in my camera kit bag, I cant wait to keep adding to it and to start shooting with my new Sigma lens!

Laura xxx