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Mike, I think I should definetely buy a better lens. I did not have my tripod with me (imagine travelling for Christmas by plane with three kids, presents, a couple of paintings, etc).
I have fallen out of love with my D50 a little. Mainly that is because, despite taking photos in the same way as I always had, I struggle in obtaining good images of my works.
The colours, the reds usually, but also blues are over saturated and not faithful, despite my attempts at adjusting the white balance. And then I have to mess about with the photo in photoshop and I don't always get it right.
I have the lens that comes with the camera, 18-55, but I think it is not the one I need. People don't always have big spaces for posing (this house was the case) and I tend to do portraits that include hands, so I have to squeeze somewhere in a corner and am not always in control of the situation.
Since you are our digital guru, can you suggest me a lens that would perform acceptably both in taking photos of the paintings and do portrait work from quite a close distance without too much distortion?
Ilaria
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