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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
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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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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
"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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
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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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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
"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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People who put expensive lenses on "lesser" cameras
"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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