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Good morning, I've recently got the "Sony a7 III" camera body as a present. I'm a little bit lost when it comes to lenses and I would really appreciate some advice on which lens to get based on my needs (if possible). I'm a painter, and once I finish my paintings I take photos of them, whether if it's for posting on art websites to sell them, social media to promote them, etc. I also want to make art prints out of the photos I take of them. I've recently started filming videos while I paint to show the process and teach other people painting techniques. So, to sum it up, I'm looking for quite a versatile lens: - Take photos of paintings once they're finished (to post on art websites to sell). - Take photos of paintings once they're finished (to make prints out of them. I paint large scale and small scale paintings). - To film videos of the painting process. I've read that for taking photos of paintings it's better to get a macro lens, but I don't know how that'd work when I need to film videos. I also heard a prime lens could be a good option. Thank you very much for your time Kora