Wondermike said:
Yeah it does sound a bit limiting if you do want to get more into it.
At the risk of dragging this O/T, but still maybe of some use to 2dogs anyway, what do all these different lenses do, and why do you get them?
There are different sorts of lenses for different situations. Here are a few:
The telephoto lens : For taking pictures from far away, often of wildlife or sport (or for 2dogs, women getting changed in their bedroom)
The zoom lens : This gives you a range to play with. In terms of looking in camera shops 10 - 16 is very wide angle, 16 - 80 is a nice mid range, anything over 100 is good for long distance.
Wide angle : These are great for scenery shots. You can get a whole panorama in a single pic
Prime lens : These are fixes at a particular distance... usually better quality but you gotta move your feet to get the right pic
Macro lens : These are for taking pics of objects up close. You can get some amazing pics with these, but beware, the cheaper (non dslr) cameras do this BETTER unless you spend serious cash on it!
There are more, which I won't go into now, but that covers most of it. Another thing to keep in mind is the longer the zoom the more benefit you would get from image stabilsation.
Lastly, there is the "F" number on the lens, but I'll leave that for someone else to explain, it's getting late and I need sleep
