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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 532337" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>The quality of glass is very important. Granted, people can get awesome images from lenses that aren't particularly expensive, but if you have money set aside, quality glass will really be beneficial.</p><p></p><p>Back around 1997, I took a local photography class that centered around printing images in a darkroom. There were around 7 of us in the class, and someone suggested we do a field trip. So one Saturday, we drove about an hour away and walked together shooting similar images. This one guy recently upgraded his Canon 35mm to a $1,000 Canon body, but he kept the same lenses he'd been using. When we printed out our photos, I remember him going from person to person to compare images with his own. </p><p></p><p>I was floored to see his images weren't any better than they were with his lesser expensive Canon body and could see the disappointment on his face (keep in mind we didn't do any photo editing other than dodging and burning in the darkroom). That's when I really learned the importance of good glass. Great glass with a less than great body should yield better results than a great body with less than great glass. And if lenses are taken care of, in general they should last longer than camera bodies. The majority of people tend to upgrade bodies more frequently than glass--providing they have decent lenses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 532337, member: 13196"] The quality of glass is very important. Granted, people can get awesome images from lenses that aren't particularly expensive, but if you have money set aside, quality glass will really be beneficial. Back around 1997, I took a local photography class that centered around printing images in a darkroom. There were around 7 of us in the class, and someone suggested we do a field trip. So one Saturday, we drove about an hour away and walked together shooting similar images. This one guy recently upgraded his Canon 35mm to a $1,000 Canon body, but he kept the same lenses he'd been using. When we printed out our photos, I remember him going from person to person to compare images with his own. I was floored to see his images weren't any better than they were with his lesser expensive Canon body and could see the disappointment on his face (keep in mind we didn't do any photo editing other than dodging and burning in the darkroom). That's when I really learned the importance of good glass. Great glass with a less than great body should yield better results than a great body with less than great glass. And if lenses are taken care of, in general they should last longer than camera bodies. The majority of people tend to upgrade bodies more frequently than glass--providing they have decent lenses. [/QUOTE]
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