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What is your worst lens purchase and why?
- Thread starter Luke Koleosho
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My 990 recently died because the small piece of flimsy plastic holding theI had a 950, and bought the fisheye lens and the wide converter. I STILL use them both, especially the wide angle. I plan on converting the fish adapter for use with other lenses as well. Two of the best purchases I have ever made.I bought all the accessories for this camera including the extra lenses
and they were a royal PIA to use so I rarely used them. Waste of money.
Like you, however, I never saw an advantage to the 2x or 3x tele lenses.
battery enclosure closed simply broke. No way to keep the 4 batteries intact.
The camera is dead. Nikon sucks as this bad design and the $1600.00 it cost.
M
Marcamera
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I had a Quantaray wide angle extender on my Panasonic PV62, if I remember well, S-VHS camera.
What a piece of crap that was, but I used it on some occasions indoor to get better angle.
Spoiled quitea few videos.
I agree, a true piece of garbage,
Rgds
What a piece of crap that was, but I used it on some occasions indoor to get better angle.
Spoiled quitea few videos.
I agree, a true piece of garbage,
Rgds
Canon 16-35L II -- I "upgraded" from my 17-40L that I really liked (but not loved) to the larger lens for a little more sharpness (and the larger aperture as a pleasant side effect). The IQ was slightly worse, and the extra light was, of course, irrelevant for my landscapes. I sold it at a loss and went back to the 17-40L.
harrygilbert
Senior Member
Over the years, I've had a few "worst lenses", until I learned to use them properly.
I can agree that your 1.4 prime is good, but a good little zoom reduces alot of hassles too. Its kinda like how much do want to torture yourself to be a 'Photographer'?
Regards,
WayneB.
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WayneB.
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Canon 50mm 1.4 because it has changed my style of photography , made a bag full of glass redundant , made my DSLR so much lighter , made me buy a much smaller bag , killed my interest in ever buying the 17-55 because all the time you can walk backwards the 1.4 is better than the 17-55 for a third of the dosh !
If I had known then what I know now I would have saved a lot of money time and energy wasted on zooming around . That lens has turned my SLR into a compact ! I am getting addicted to zooming in on screen to look at stunning definition as good as the L glass . Help !!
So this horrible little lens was my worst purchase ? That depends on the worst effects it has caused , which for me have turned out for the better !
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Roygbiv
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