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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 594624" data-attributes="member: 13090">As a parting shot I'll just point out that I'd much, MUCH rather have better lenses even if that means having fewer of them. Outstanding glass is expensive for a lot of very good reasons but I can tell you for a fact really outstanding glass brings out the full potential of the camera body it's attached to and, simply put, is a joy to work with. I've never regretted holding out and getting what I know I really want. There have been times I've settled for less and if I haven't regretted it outright, neither had the &quot;itch been scratched&quot;. Oh, sure I saved some money by getting something less than what I really wanted, but I was always wondering what I was missing; and that kind of thinking can really suck the joy out of owning a new lens. Trouble is, at that point the problem is compounded by the fact I've already spent a hefty amount on something I didn't really want, so getting what I really do want now seems doubly silly because the first thing I think is how that money might have gone toward the lens I really wanted in the first place. But of course I also understand there are limits to this... I'd like to be driving a Mercedes, but my Nissan will have to suffice. In short, when it comes to glass: Don't buy based on how a good a deal you think you're getting; buy the absolute best you can afford. &quot;Buy once, cry once.&quot;.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 594624, member: 13090"] As a parting shot I'll just point out that I'd much, MUCH rather have [I]better[/I] lenses even if that means having fewer of them. Outstanding glass is expensive for a lot of very good reasons but I can tell you for a fact really outstanding glass brings out the full potential of the camera body it's attached to and, simply put, is a joy to work with. I've never regretted holding out and getting what I know I really want. There have been times I've settled for less and if I haven't regretted it outright, neither had the "itch been scratched". Oh, sure I saved some money by getting something less than what I really wanted, but I was always wondering what I was missing; and that kind of thinking can really suck the joy out of owning a new lens. Trouble is, at that point the problem is compounded by the fact I've already spent a hefty amount on something I didn't really want, so getting what I really do want now seems doubly silly because the first thing I think is how that money might have gone toward the lens I really wanted in the first place. But of course I also understand there are limits to this... I'd like to be driving a Mercedes, but my Nissan will have to suffice. In short, when it comes to glass: Don't buy based on how a good a deal you think you're getting; buy the absolute [B]best[/B] you can afford. "Buy once, cry once." [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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