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<blockquote data-quote="gustafson" data-source="post: 620628" data-attributes="member: 40735"><p>Recently came across this <a href="https://fstoppers.com/originals/five-purchases-changed-my-photography-forever-171840" target="_blank">article</a> where a photographer lists a few purchases that completely changed the way he approached photography. Thought it would be interesting to hear from Nikonites on what photography purchase(s) you're in love with / changed the way you shoot / completely blew away your expectations / etc. And for laughs, if you could list one piece of gear that you consider a major letdown or an absolute dog, that would be interesting too <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>For me, my favorite purchase thus far would have to be a beater 55 f3.5 Micro-Nikkor P.C. non AI (that I subsequently AI'd) and PK-13 that I picked up used for a song. However, it has easily spent more time on my D7100 than all my lenses put together. A few days after it came in, I was out testing the lens on my D3300 when a dragonfly happened to land right next to me. The rest, as they say, in history! My dumbest photography purchase would have to be a 28 f2.8 AI-s (supposedly great lens that I paid a pretty penny for) for use on DX <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> (I already had a 35 f/1.8 dx and a 28 f/3.5 Nikkor H Ai'd, so it didn't really add much to my kit). For that matter, I usually grab my 18-55 kit lens when my iPhone won't do for shooting wide, so I'm embarrassed to say that even the venerable 35 f/1.8 dx has seen very little use. I'm hoping to change that!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/U3Ku9G" target="_blank"><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2817/34161669440_57db4611d1_h.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="https://flic.kr/p/U3Ku9G" target="_blank">Blue Dasher (female)</a> by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/89411942@N04/" target="_blank">p.g.photo.graphy</a>, on Flickr</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gustafson, post: 620628, member: 40735"] Recently came across this [URL="https://fstoppers.com/originals/five-purchases-changed-my-photography-forever-171840"]article[/URL] where a photographer lists a few purchases that completely changed the way he approached photography. Thought it would be interesting to hear from Nikonites on what photography purchase(s) you're in love with / changed the way you shoot / completely blew away your expectations / etc. And for laughs, if you could list one piece of gear that you consider a major letdown or an absolute dog, that would be interesting too :D For me, my favorite purchase thus far would have to be a beater 55 f3.5 Micro-Nikkor P.C. non AI (that I subsequently AI'd) and PK-13 that I picked up used for a song. However, it has easily spent more time on my D7100 than all my lenses put together. A few days after it came in, I was out testing the lens on my D3300 when a dragonfly happened to land right next to me. The rest, as they say, in history! My dumbest photography purchase would have to be a 28 f2.8 AI-s (supposedly great lens that I paid a pretty penny for) for use on DX ;) (I already had a 35 f/1.8 dx and a 28 f/3.5 Nikkor H Ai'd, so it didn't really add much to my kit). For that matter, I usually grab my 18-55 kit lens when my iPhone won't do for shooting wide, so I'm embarrassed to say that even the venerable 35 f/1.8 dx has seen very little use. I'm hoping to change that! [url=https://flic.kr/p/U3Ku9G][img]https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2817/34161669440_57db4611d1_h.jpg[/img][/url][url=https://flic.kr/p/U3Ku9G]Blue Dasher (female)[/url] by [url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/89411942@N04/]p.g.photo.graphy[/url], on Flickr [/QUOTE]
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