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Moving to FX, on a budget. Should I invest in good glass first & wait for D600 issues to sort out?
3 months ago
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I've been giving this a lot of thought lately, but not sure what the best route is. My current setup is a D200 with the 17-55 2.8 as my primary lens, and a few other cheapos which I rarely use.
I shoot nature for fun; landscape, lightning, close ups of plants, etc. I occasionally shoot people (with the camera!) and products in a lightbox for work. I am a website developer by trade, but a photographer at heart.
My 3 big reasons for wanting FX are first and foremost, low light performance, followed by higher image quality/dynamic range and the bigger angle of view / less DOF factors.
My dilemma is that I don't have a ton of money to go out and get both an FX body and a really good lens. I really do not want to bother with cheap glass. I see no point in the kit lenses that are instantly worth $350 or less, only open up to f/4.5, cover the entire zoom range but make soft, distorted images, etc. I want to invest in good glass.
The D600 puts FX within my reach, but getting a brand new and good lens like the 24-70 2.8 or similar along with it would be a bit outside of my budget at this point.
I do have concerns about the D600 sensor oil issue, but I also feel confident that I could clean the darn thing if I needed to.
My thoughts are:
I'd be very appreciative of input on this. Thanks!
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