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Improved kit lenses!

Started Mar 12, 2015 | Discussions thread
clengman
clengman Senior Member • Posts: 1,991
Re: They are improving for other brands as well, for a good reason.
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Yep - people often tell me I must have a good camera when they see my pics, as if the camera did all the work.

As for lenses, people who do buy lenses too often buy a slow "super-zoom" - even posters on here who ask for advice end up buying a super-zoom (even though nobody advised them to do so).

Heck, even the pro photographer (local guy who takes pictures at YMCA and schools) uses a slow super-zoom for portraits...crazy.

That doesn't sound that crazy to me. Slow isn't much of a problem if you have a nice lighting setup and a backdrop. How often do you see professional portrait photographers (I'm talking about high volume retail portrait photographers here. ) shooting with a fast prime lens?

 clengman's gear list:clengman's gear list
Olympus E-M1 Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 70-300mm 1:4.0-5.6 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm 1:4-5.6 Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 14-42mm 1:3.5-5.6 II R Rokinon 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye CS +4 more
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