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<blockquote data-quote="J-see" data-source="post: 358601" data-attributes="member: 31330"><p>Lenses can be a money trap. A couple ago I was looking at some lenses for landscape and rather quickly ended among those that went from a thousand up. Then I wondered what the hell I was doing. How many landscapes did I shoot this far? Hmm, exactly zero so why would I need one?</p><p></p><p>I bought my cam with the 18-55 kit. I got the 50/1.8 because the kit didn't perform well in low light and the 50 is way too cheap to not have. Then I got a 70-300 VR to get more reach. Last I invested in a good macro because a diopter simply can't compete. That lens was a serious investment and you can steal all my other gear but the macro only out of my cold dead hands.</p><p></p><p>Besides that macro, my other lenses aren't the best available but this far they're better than what I can do with them. A more expensive lens wouldn't make me shoot better photos.</p><p></p><p>I keep an eye on the used market since there are bargains once in a while but I won't invest in any other lens until I can put it to good use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J-see, post: 358601, member: 31330"] Lenses can be a money trap. A couple ago I was looking at some lenses for landscape and rather quickly ended among those that went from a thousand up. Then I wondered what the hell I was doing. How many landscapes did I shoot this far? Hmm, exactly zero so why would I need one? I bought my cam with the 18-55 kit. I got the 50/1.8 because the kit didn't perform well in low light and the 50 is way too cheap to not have. Then I got a 70-300 VR to get more reach. Last I invested in a good macro because a diopter simply can't compete. That lens was a serious investment and you can steal all my other gear but the macro only out of my cold dead hands. Besides that macro, my other lenses aren't the best available but this far they're better than what I can do with them. A more expensive lens wouldn't make me shoot better photos. I keep an eye on the used market since there are bargains once in a while but I won't invest in any other lens until I can put it to good use. [/QUOTE]
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