Creatives Think Different
Dec. 21st, 2025 04:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seeyatI think one of the more problematic misunderstandings between photographers and amateurs or family and friends without industry knowledge, artistic consciousness or understanding of the inner-workings of certain gear centers around lenses...
There are "do it all" lenses that happen to be super cheap... for a reason. You might as well just buy a high end smartphone if you opt for a 28-400 f/4-8 over a 24-70, 70-200 and teleconverter.
Yes, the selection of two lenses and a teleconverter seems costly but the real cost is in quality... photography isn't just composition and perfect clarity. There's nuance in meticulously planned depth of field, carefully considered bokeh, crispness without chromatic aberration, consistent quality across aperture range, starting wide...
This is one reason I prioritize prime lenses for my personal investments.
One selection of lenses MAKES MONEY, predictably.
It would be accurate to compare the difference like that of a Tonka Truck and a Cat Loader or Hot Wheels and Hot Rods.
One is a toy.
The other is a business decision.
Sure, "it's not the lens but the person behind it."
That statement doesn't always apply, especially when regulations, industry averages, common portraiture dynamics and an already conditioned creative mind are at play.
There are "do it all" lenses that happen to be super cheap... for a reason. You might as well just buy a high end smartphone if you opt for a 28-400 f/4-8 over a 24-70, 70-200 and teleconverter.
Yes, the selection of two lenses and a teleconverter seems costly but the real cost is in quality... photography isn't just composition and perfect clarity. There's nuance in meticulously planned depth of field, carefully considered bokeh, crispness without chromatic aberration, consistent quality across aperture range, starting wide...
This is one reason I prioritize prime lenses for my personal investments.
One selection of lenses MAKES MONEY, predictably.
It would be accurate to compare the difference like that of a Tonka Truck and a Cat Loader or Hot Wheels and Hot Rods.
One is a toy.
The other is a business decision.
Sure, "it's not the lens but the person behind it."
That statement doesn't always apply, especially when regulations, industry averages, common portraiture dynamics and an already conditioned creative mind are at play.
