Lens or Camera: Where the Smart Money Goes
If you're on a budget, should you spend more money on the lens or on the camera?
Should you get a better camera body today and wait for a better lens later, or should you get the lens you want today and wait for a better body?
Easy and timeless answer: always put your money into your lenses. This is because lenses have far more to do with picture quality and ease of use, and because lenses retain their monetary and photographic value indefinitely while camera bodies become worth little in a few years.
Whatever lens you buy today you'll probably still be using in five or ten years. You'll wanting to trade in your digital camera in not more than 18 months, while the best lenses will still be current for years.
Should you get a better camera body today and wait for a better lens later, or should you get the lens you want today and wait for a better body?
Easy and timeless answer: always put your money into your lenses. This is because lenses have far more to do with picture quality and ease of use, and because lenses retain their monetary and photographic value indefinitely while camera bodies become worth little in a few years.
Whatever lens you buy today you'll probably still be using in five or ten years. You'll wanting to trade in your digital camera in not more than 18 months, while the best lenses will still be current for years.
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