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Moderately better image and other benefits

Started Apr 10, 2021 | User reviews thread
John Crowe
John Crowe Veteran Member • Posts: 3,476
Re: Moderately better image and other benefits

Don't forget this is over a 22 year period where I not only had to transition from manual focus Canon FD, which back then did not fit on any digital, to other manual focus and auto focus lenses for digital.  Nikon was the most effective route for me to get into digital and it was brilliant for all my kids' sports while they grew and went off to university.  Then when Canon released the 17/4 TS-E I slowly sold the 6x6 and 4x5 and made my way to the Canon EF system.  Bought the lens before I had a camera for it!

Now, that I am retired, I pretty much have solidified my system over the past two years.  I am enjoying experimenting with medium format lenses, but that too is almost set.  When grand kids enter the family I may have to add a lens then!  Different stages of life definitely have different requirements and when you are on a tight budget buying and selling used goes a long way to solve each problem.

For me testing lenses thoroughly was born out of necessity and now it is just common sense.

For the past 10 years or so Canon has been upgrading lenses like they are going out of style.  I would certainly want to know that the latest and greatest lens is that much better than my previous one, wouldn't you?

 John Crowe's gear list:John Crowe's gear list
Canon EOS 5DS R Canon EF 70-200mm F4L USM Canon TS-E 17mm f/4L Kenko Teleplus Pro 300 AF 1.4x Venus Laowa 12mm F2.8 Zero-D +15 more
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