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Need help with lens purchase strategy

Started Jan 5, 2013 | Discussions thread
rebel99 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,025
Re: Need help with lens purchase strategy

Syscrash wrote:

rebel99 wrote:

way back, i started with 5D and 24-105mm f4L IS and i truly understood the IQ value of "L" lenses and i built my lens collection around that, i won't regret a thing! now, as far as 3rd party jellybean variety lenses are concerned, i stay away from them as far as i can and let " the best bang for the buck" crowd go there, because sometimes the difference between an ok IQ and and an excellent IQ may not be much but in serious photography, i go for that marginal difference that makes a photo shine, but that is me, your mileage may differ!

cheerz.

That's kinda why I am sticking with Canon L lens as well, along with doing my best to maintain compatibility with the next level body upgrade. Working in the computer industry, I completely appreciate sticking with the same vendor vs mixing/matching budget conscious parts - as that often leaves you fighting little bugs or missing a feature.

So, if my bank crash!

(too soon for that joke yet?)

i always plan getting my next lens way in advance until i have thought out all aspects and purchasing of that particular lens makes any sense to me and then i go for it! for example, a few months ago, i purchase the zeiss 100mm f2 planar makro and the 21mm f2.8 distagon, wow, what lenses. especially the 100mm one. i remember the 1st time i took a portrait shot of my nephew i could not believe my eyes how those shots turned out, they were simply amazing, better than all my "L" lenses. i hope you get a chance someday to use one, you'll know what i am talking about!

well, i better check my bank, hope it hasn't crashed yet you got me thinking!

cheerz.

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