I used a soap box with a 36-360 mm lens aperture, shot very decently for its size (Canon SX100IS), and thanks to its long focus, it helped me find many interesting angles. There was not enough whale on the SLR, I bought this one - even after soapy 36-360 its FR 27-158 (when converted to crop factor 1.5) is enough for most scenes! At first I looked at 55-200, but the difference between 360 and 158 is not as bright as you might think, but the versatility is on top! Here you have a shirik, here is a small TV set :)
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