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Q-I`ve been using a point-and-shoot camera for three years and am ready to get a 35 mm camera that uses different lenses. What about a zoom lens?

A-The camera to get is a 35 mm single-lens-reflex (SLR). There are many good ones on the market. If you buy one with a 35 mm or 50 mm lens, a good addition would be the 80-200 mm zoom. I suggest you buy an autofocus (AF)

camera with AF zoom lens.

With a zoom lens, you can follow a subject as it moves closer or farther, without moving yourself. You can be a comfortable distance from your subject and achieve the effect of being close.