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Old July 11th 07, 03:18 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
RichA
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Rather than putting say medium quality lenses on bodies with better
sensors.
Ever wonder why someone would put a $2000 on a run of the mill 6-10
megapixel DSLR when they would buy a better DSLR and outfit it with
medium quality lenses? Put another way, which would you rather
produce images with:
A $3000 Canon 5D body and a $500 Canon lens, or a $700 XTi and a $2800
lens? Some people amass a large collection of high grade lenses and
they are using them on entry or medium level bodies. In the time of
SLRs, it could have made sense. Get the lens stable you need because
film is film and the SLR was just a transport, some being a bit more
comprehensive than others, but in-terms of image quality of most
subjects, the film and lens determined 99% of the outcome.

But someone with and XTi is not going to match a 5Ds image quality,
ever, so does it make sense to go the cheap body, expensive lens route
unless some of those lenses provided specific attributes you couldn't
duplicate if you bought the 5D body and then didn't have the funds to
build the lens collection?

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Old July 11th 07, 04:02 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
ASAAR
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Default People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras

On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:18:09 -0700, RichA wrote:

Rather than putting . . .


Rather than reading the rest of your post, I'd like to ask . . .

Rich, will you ever do something about this addiction or yours?

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Old July 11th 07, 04:05 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Randall Ainsworth
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In article .com,
RichA wrote:

Rather than putting say medium quality lenses on bodies with better
sensors.


the usual bull**** snipped

Do you lay awake at night thinking up this crap?
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Old July 11th 07, 04:41 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
frederick
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RichA wrote:

But someone with and XTi is not going to match a 5Ds image quality,
ever, so does it make sense to go the cheap body, expensive lens route
unless some of those lenses provided specific attributes you couldn't
duplicate if you bought the 5D body and then didn't have the funds to
build the lens collection?

What a load of cr@p.
Someone good with an XTi will make far better images as a matter of
course than someone merely average with a 5d.
Perhaps what more people need to do is use the gear they've got instead
of fretting endlessly over whether it's up to the task.
Idiot posts like yours are probably the main inspiration for Ken
Rockwell's rants.
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Old July 11th 07, 06:32 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Tom Ross[_2_]
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:18:09 -0700, RichA
wrote:


[crap snipped]

Put another way, which would you rather
produce images with:
A $3000 Canon 5D body and a $500 Canon lens, or a $700 XTi and a $2800
lens?


While I wouldn't mind owning a 5D or one of the other current models,
I'm not planning to replace my four year-old Rebel any time soon. If I
did have $2800 to spend on equipment, I would spend it on glass.

[more crap snipped]

But someone with and XTi is not going to match a 5Ds image quality,
ever, so does it make sense to go the cheap body, expensive lens route


Are you actually trying to say there is something wrong with putting a
top-of-the-line lens on something other than a top-of-the-line body?
Are you that big a maroon? Were you trying to out-idiot yourself with
this article?


TR
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Old July 11th 07, 09:34 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
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"RichA" wrote in message
oups.com...
A $3000 Canon 5D body and a $500 Canon lens, or a $700 XTi and a $2800
lens?


How bass akwards can you possibly get it? You don't know which of these
combinations will net better image quality? Either this post was 100% troll
bait or you've got serious cognitive issues.


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Old July 11th 07, 09:41 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Jay B
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On Jul 11, 1:34 am, "JoeT" wrote:
"RichA" wrote in message

oups.com...

A $3000 Canon 5D body and a $500 Canon lens, or a $700 XTi and a $2800
lens?


How bass akwards can you possibly get it? You don't know which of these
combinations will net better image quality? Either this post was 100% troll
bait or you've got serious cognitive issues.


Fish On...

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Old July 11th 07, 09:50 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
John Bean
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:05:19 -0700, Randall Ainsworth
wrote:

In article .com,
RichA wrote:

Rather than putting say medium quality lenses on bodies with better
sensors.


the usual bull**** snipped

Do you lay awake at night thinking up this crap?


He usually just does a cut'n'paste of other people's crap
rather than trying to jump-start his brain, but this seems
to be of his own making. I'm not sure which is worse but I
certainly won't lose sleep over it.

--
John Bean
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Old July 11th 07, 11:06 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Adrian Boliston
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"RichA" wrote in message
oups.com...

Rather than putting say medium quality lenses on bodies with better
sensors.
Ever wonder why someone would put a $2000 on a run of the mill 6-10
megapixel DSLR when they would buy a better DSLR and outfit it with
medium quality lenses? Put another way, which would you rather
produce images with:
A $3000 Canon 5D body and a $500 Canon lens, or a $700 XTi and a $2800
lens?


If I had a 5D then the basic $100 Canon 50/1.8 lens would be quite a good
combo as it would work like a 35mm lens due to the crop factor.


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Old July 11th 07, 11:24 AM posted to rec.photo.digital.slr-systems
Adrian Boliston
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"Rita Ä Berkowitz" ritaberk2O04 @aol.com wrote in message
...

This is why following the 18-month rule is so important. Remember, the
lenses will/should last a lifetime while a dSLR body is the only
disposable
item in the equation. The only people that get burned are the ones
thinking
they are saving money by keeping a dSLR body past its "Use By" date.


My D70s is coming up to it's "use by" date which is a bit worrying, as if I
sell it on ebay and get a D80 then I would still have to find about $400 or
so.


 




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