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upgrade options

Started Jul 12, 2013 | Discussions thread
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Re: upgrade options

Johnyy wrote:

If i want to buy some good lenses, would you recommend buying L lenses for their better optic quality?

I really believe lenses should be selected for their capabilities, rather than by focal length or label.

In other words, a lens (no matter how expensive) may work great for one type of subject, but be entirely inappropriate for another.  For instance, the $2000 85mm f/1.2L II can deliver some of the most impressive bokeh and IQ on the planet when used for portraiture, but it will be completely outclassed by the humble 85mm f/1.8's autofocus when shooting sports or even kids indoors.

So I wouldn't get too hung up over the "L" designation.  There are many many lenses out there that will deliver the goods, and where you as a photographer will still remain the limiting factor.

So if you have a particular kind of shooting in mind, let us know here and we can give you some greatrecommendations. 

R2

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