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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 161323" data-attributes="member: 9240">I've got 3 old Canon point and shoots in my drawer too, so that's another trinity I suppose. <img src="http://nikonites.com/images/smilies/wink.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp;Every lens has characteristics that will&nbsp; differentiate from another to an experienced eye.&nbsp; The bokeh of the&nbsp; prime lenses tends to be more pleasing to most than that of the 24-85mm,&nbsp; so if I shoot at low aperture and include out of focus objects in the&nbsp; foreground/background then the nature of the bokeh could point&nbsp; towards/away from a prime.&nbsp; But I could easily compose photos with each&nbsp; where it would extremely difficult or impossible to tell the difference.&nbsp;&nbsp; There are horses for courses, and knowing your lenses is as critical,&nbsp; if not more critical, than knowing your camera because chances are they&nbsp; will be with you longer.&nbsp; So, my point is that when someone gives the Ferrari analogy the first&nbsp; time someone says they are looking for lenses for their D800,&nbsp; particularly when that person never said what they were looking to&nbsp; shoot, how much they wanted to spend and how many lenses they're willing&nbsp; to carry, it makes me nuts.&nbsp; Now if they are looking to get a D800 and&nbsp; do portraits and some landscapes as a side business and someone suggests&nbsp; that even the 24-85mm is all they need, then perhaps the analogy fits,&nbsp; because there are better lenses to build a reputation on.&nbsp; But if&nbsp; they're going to be backpacking around Europe and want to do street&nbsp; portraits and scenic stuff as they hike then I'd be fine with that&nbsp; single solution.&nbsp; The D800 works great with all of them and the glass is more than up to the job.&nbsp; So while I have this &quot;trinity&quot;, I generally don't walk around with 3 lenses and swap as I need them, worrying that my bokeh might not be as awe inspiring otherwise.&nbsp; I know my 24-85mm and what it will do well, and I shoot accordingly, which means I'm not looking for that monster depth of field shot - but if I find it, I'm still going to take it, and likely be pleased with it.There are many more reasons other than a 36MP sensor for owning a body&nbsp; like the D800, and I believe anyone who doesn't see that is missing the&nbsp; point.&nbsp; Wanting to shoot full frame with a camera that will survive&nbsp; being tossed around in a backpack might be one of them.&nbsp; Or maybe, just&nbsp; maybe, there's some quirky bokeh and CA that someone sees in&nbsp; their $200&nbsp; Tokina that has become an integral part of the way they&nbsp; shoot and they&nbsp; expect to see it in all its megapixel glory now that they're selling&nbsp; prints of their art?&nbsp; For me the car analogy has always been backwards.&nbsp; The body is the&nbsp; tires, because it's where the rubber meets the road and the last link to&nbsp; performance, so you buy the body that matches your performance needs.&nbsp;&nbsp; The lens is that timeless piece of performance beauty, or that&nbsp; utilitarian half truck- half family sedan that can do whatever you need,&nbsp; or that cheap little compact that just gets the job done.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 161323, member: 9240"] I've got 3 old Canon point and shoots in my drawer too, so that's another trinity I suppose. [IMG]http://nikonites.com/images/smilies/wink.png[/IMG] [B][I]Every[/I][/B] lens has characteristics that will differentiate from another to an experienced eye. The bokeh of the prime lenses tends to be more pleasing to most than that of the 24-85mm, so if I shoot at low aperture and include out of focus objects in the foreground/background then the nature of the bokeh could point towards/away from a prime. But I could easily compose photos with each where it would extremely difficult or impossible to tell the difference. There are horses for courses, and knowing your lenses is as critical, if not more critical, than knowing your camera because chances are they will be with you longer. So, my point is that when someone gives the Ferrari analogy the first time someone says they are looking for lenses for their D800, particularly when that person never said what they were looking to shoot, how much they wanted to spend and how many lenses they're willing to carry, it makes me nuts. Now if they are looking to get a D800 and do portraits and some landscapes as a side business and someone suggests that even the 24-85mm is all they need, then perhaps the analogy fits, because there are better lenses to build a reputation on. But if they're going to be backpacking around Europe and want to do street portraits and scenic stuff as they hike then I'd be fine with that single solution. The D800 works [I]great[/I] with all of them and the glass is more than up to the job. So while I have this "trinity", I generally don't walk around with 3 lenses and swap as I need them, worrying that my bokeh might not be as awe inspiring otherwise. I know my 24-85mm and what it will do well, and I shoot accordingly, which means I'm not looking for that monster depth of field shot - but if I find it, I'm still going to take it, and likely be pleased with it. There are many more reasons other than a 36MP sensor for owning a body like the D800, and I believe anyone who doesn't see that is missing the point. Wanting to shoot full frame with a camera that will survive being tossed around in a backpack might be one of them. Or maybe, just maybe, there's some quirky bokeh and CA that someone sees in their $200 Tokina that has become an integral part of the way they shoot and they expect to see it in all its megapixel glory now that they're selling prints of their art? For me the car analogy has always been backwards. The body is the tires, because it's where the rubber meets the road and the last link to performance, so you buy the body that matches your performance needs. The lens is that timeless piece of performance beauty, or that utilitarian half truck- half family sedan that can do whatever you need, or that cheap little compact that just gets the job done. [/QUOTE]

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