What’s Your Preference?

Nekrose · #21 (**permalink**) 09-09-2010, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Poor

Why on earth wider? You do know what wide lenses do to the subjects right? Wide Angle distortion makes people look FAT!

If you're using flash, which I assume you are for boudoir sessions, you don't need faster lenses unless you're going for really shallow depth of field.

Go for a 50mm 1.4 if you need the shallow depth of field, and put the rest to the loan.

You really don't want to go shorter than 50mm for portraits though, so that 24-70 (I had one in Nikon version) is suddenly only useful from 50-70. But, you will forget and zoom in to 24 and then have freakish photos that you'll need to correct for WA distortion.

I'm fine with correcting distortion. I just don't like having to stand in closets when shooting

I run out of space really fast.

And I was thinking of something wide for when I do family sessions on the beach. A lot of people prefer a panoramic feel.

I have thought about getting the 50mm as well. I have been going between the two.

gturner · #22 (**permalink**) 09-10-2010, 07:20 AM

what is the interest rate on the loan? If it is low (under 10%) it is not bad debt.

If you are buying an asset (and a L lens is an asset that holds value better than most - yet gives you a depreciation offset for tax), and you are earning income from the use of that asset, it is very much worth
considering spending the money.

If you are strict, use that photo income directly to the loan and it will be gone in no time!

BCampbell · #23 (**permalink**) 09-15-2010, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RLucas

Now that WOULD be a waste of money.

Oh no, I think in this case some lessons on compound interest would definitely comPOUND some sense into a head here...

statichash · #24 (**permalink**) 09-15-2010, 09:04 PM

I came across this article and immediately thought of this thread.

The Student Loans Scheme: a Gateway Drug to Debt Slavery

Henry Wilt · #25 (**permalink**) 09-16-2010, 03:04 AM

Come on Nekrose, you've had a week to decide, should we be waiting for some shots taken with the new 24-70mm or not?

Nekrose · #26 (**permalink**) 09-30-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry Wilt

Come on Nekrose, you've had a week to decide, should we be waiting for some shots taken with the new 24-70mm or not?

I decided to add another class instead. So the money went to that

But, my husband has given me the go ahead to buy the lens!

He knows that when I want something, I get it

theosus · #27 (**permalink**) 09-30-2010, 08:54 PM

Nothing feels as good as going to the mailbox, and finding no bills. Not a camera body, not a lens, nothing. Eliminate debt first, before anything else. Break the chains of slavery to the banks, and be free.