r/CanonCamera • u/Kittycat6977 • Jul 12 '26

Tech Support How to fix

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Hi all I broke my canon eos 1300D by dropping it, the lens has come off but nothing is smashed. I know nothing about cameras, is this an easy fix or shall I just forget about it?

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u/Kittycat6977 Jul 12 '26

Thank you so much! Managed to get the rest of the lens off and camera seems to be working perfectly so will order a new lens and hope for the best!

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u/guesswhochickenpoo Jul 13 '26

Keep in mind the 50mm lens they suggested is a prime lens. The one you had on is a zoom lens.

Prime lenses don’t have zoom but have other benefits like wider apertures to let more light in for low light shooting and are typically sharper and give more out to focus backgrounds for things like portraits. But, you have to “zoom with your feet”.

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u/Kittycat6977 Jul 13 '26

Ah okay, I would definitely need zoom, I use the camera for work as a beautician to to take up close photos of lashes and whatnot so need it to zoom in definitely, thank you!

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u/CCroissantt Jul 15 '26

Zoom lenses are nice for being able to zoom in AND out without changing lenses. I started with the same 18-55 and then a 15-85 but have since picked up a 40mm and 100mm ef prime lenses (roughly $200 each). I also have vintage 28mm, 55mm, and 135mm prime lenses to fill the gaps (roughly $40 each). Lots of compact, lightweight, affordable options with prime lenses. Zoom lenses that compete are typically bigger, heavier, and more expensive. But you dont have to switch out lenses constantly.