Friday, July 31, 2020

His Is Much Bigger Than Mine



That title should generate a few extra clicks.  Look at the telephoto lens he is carrying, a serious birder.  Back in my 35mm film days, the longest lens I owned was a 200mm.  I had a couple of them, a 200mm, and 100-200 varifocal zoom (the focus remained constant as you changed the focal length of the lens.) When I bought the Nikon I am using, I bought a bundle that came with 2 lenses, the longer of which is a 70-300 zoom, but on a "crop sensor" format, meaning at the top end it is the equivalent of a 450mm lens on a 35mm film camera.  I have been surprised by how much I use the longer lens, and how much I use it at it's limit.  This is strange, back in my 35mm days my favorite lens was a super wide angle 24mm.  I now have a 10-20mm lens, that is even wider.  I seem to view the landscape in narrower clips than I did before.  I hope this is a sign of being more focused and not on becoming narrow minded.  

Should I get a bigger one? 

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  1. My motto for years has been Go Big or Go Home!!!!!!!

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    1. I thought I heard that you went big at home.

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    2. that's why all the boyz call maddie "gigantor".

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    3. I got that confused. I thought it was Come Home and Come Big.

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  2. just imagine that big one slapping against your leg as you walked...all the boyz would be SO jealous! :)

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  3. I have a 75-300 that came as a kit lens. I like the zoom, but the image quality is not as good as I'd like. The lens was one of two that came with a crop-sensor camera, and now I use it on the full-frame; I don't think that should make a difference. The thought of having another lens to lug around makes me hesitate.

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    1. I increasingly find that I only take one lens with me unless I am on the road,

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  4. Anonymous7/31/2020

    I used to think a lens could not be too big, but I have learnt to appreciate the abilities and focus of smaller lenses.

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    1. For an interior or a sweeping vista the wide angle is amazing.

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  5. Not touching this one! Nope! Uh, uh!

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    1. duchess, aw c'mon! your humor is so needed right now!

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    2. That wasn't funny? Oh well, my manic episodes seem to be on the wane. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

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  7. Focus is always important! I so miss mine whenever I lose it. Ooooo look! Something shiny...

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  8. Go big or go home! Yes, get the biggest one you can!

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    1. And with VR (vibration reduction) they are much more hand holdable than they were before.

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  9. I had a friend who always thought those big, long lenses were compensating for something else.

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    1. They compensate for not getting closer. Hmm,

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  10. men and their size issues.
    I don't know anything about cameras if bigger is better have at it. If i is a about 'show' do not succumb to vanity.

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