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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 152053" data-attributes="member: 6548">Getting the best you can get is pretty decent advice.&nbsp; Now I am not directing this at anybody in particular and what I am saying here is not what you are thinking I am saying so read and think about this very carefully please.&nbsp; I really do think that there a lot of people nowadays who are &quot;over-camera'd&quot;.&nbsp; What I mean by that is they own the latest and greatest unit and it does way more than they will ever need.&nbsp; Of course there are also those who just can't take a picture to save their souls but by golly they have a 10K dollar camera.&nbsp; Then there is me with my 300 dollar janky viewfinder old camera and I am pretty marginal and not very consistent.&nbsp; Don't try and keep up with the Joneses it ain't necessary.&nbsp; Don't try to be Steiglitz or HCB either because you never will be.I would suggest looking at the bigger picture and asking yourself what you want out of your system because after all it is a system.&nbsp; Camera body.&nbsp; Lens(es).&nbsp; Flash.&nbsp; Tripod.&nbsp; Etc.A really really good lens (or maybe two lenses) and a lower level camera body is way better than a crappy lens and a higher level body IMO.Remember you are a first timer.&nbsp; Give yourself some time to grow.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 152053, member: 6548"] Getting the best you can get is pretty decent advice. Now I am not directing this at anybody in particular and what I am saying here is not what you are thinking I am saying so read and think about this very carefully please. I really do think that there a lot of people nowadays who are "over-camera'd". What I mean by that is they own the latest and greatest unit and it does way more than they will ever need. Of course there are also those who just can't take a picture to save their souls but by golly they have a 10K dollar camera. Then there is me with my 300 dollar janky viewfinder old camera and I am pretty marginal and not very consistent. Don't try and keep up with the Joneses it ain't necessary. Don't try to be Steiglitz or HCB either because you never will be. I would suggest looking at the bigger picture and asking yourself what you want out of your system because after all it is a system. Camera body. Lens(es). Flash. Tripod. Etc. A really really good lens (or maybe two lenses) and a lower level camera body is way better than a crappy lens and a higher level body IMO. Remember you are a first timer. Give yourself some time to grow. [/QUOTE]

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