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My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
OP atolk Regular Member • Posts: 120
Re: My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?
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drsnoopy wrote:

Maybe rent first? That’s a lot of money, and a very specialized lens.

It's a lot of money, facts. I am weary of spending little money on gear I end up not using. If I were to rate my preferences, it would be:

  1. Spend a little, use a lot
  2. Spend a lot, use a lot
  3. Spend a little, use little
  4. Spend a lot, use little

Rentals are expensive. The outcome of a rental could be

A. I don't like the lens, money wasted
B. I love the lens, should have bought it, money wasted

I assume you meant rent for the shoot, pay for the rental from the shoot fee. It's an option, of course, except I would much rather roll the dice (loaded with the helpful advice here), get the lens, play with it for a while, then do an important shoot, and senior shoots are probably only second to weddings as far as the importance place on them. Then shoot a lot more in the future.

Why do you say it's a very specialized lens? It's a portrait lens, is that what you meant? Or is it a specialized portrait lens?

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