Quoting Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > you will also get better so that when you get the super-duper lens, > you will get better shots than if you waited until you got it > to practice with it.
I'm not sure if I follow that, Herb. Not sure if you're saying wait to buy, or don't wait. In any event, I think there are advantages to both approaches. Personally, I decided NOT to wait. I jumped straight from consumer zooms (28- 200mm, and 80-320mm) to fast primes (300 and 400). My rationale was that I knew myself, and knew that I'd end up with these lenses eventually anyway... so I may as well learn on 'em. It's only been a year with these lenses (and a couple of months with the 400), and right now I figure that in two more years (fingers crossed) my skill set and overall knowledge of the subject should finally be able to "justify" owning these lenses. However, the advantage I'll have is that I will have learned on these lenses and so I'll know them already. Plus, there's also the occasional decent shots that I'll pick up along the way as I figure it all out. So for me, I felt it made sense to skip the f4 / f5.6 prime lens phase and jump right into the poor house <g>. Lon will also have to ultimately decide what's best for him. whoever brought up this long lens / zoo photography subject really knew how to get me started <vbg> you'd think I kinda like that stuff, eh?
