It’s possible that your zoom lens is your all-purpose lens. The Zoom Lens can be useful for you in a variety of settings in a circumstance that requires you to shoot both far away and up close. There are a few different focal length alternatives open for zoom lenses. In most cases, you will be able to find a Zoom Lens that has a range of 50mm to 200mm. The disadvantages of using a zoom lens include the fact that it is commonly heavier than a prime lens, that it is not quite as sharp as prime lenses of a similar price range, and that the aperture setting does not usually go as low, which makes it more difficult to take pictures in low light environments.