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Ddays

Ddays

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For you guys our there with DSLRs: Good lenses, I mean really good ones like Canon Prime lenses are really expensive, like in the thousands. But these can really make a huge difference in the quality of your photos. More so than the actual camera really.
There's a company, borrowlenses.com, that you can rent these from for really reasonable rates and you can set your own rental period. Really worth it for special occasions or to check out a lens before you buy 👍

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boardsurfer

boardsurfer

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Ddays said:
For you guys our there with DSLRs: Good lenses, I mean really good ones like Canon Prime lenses are really expensive, like in the thousands. But these can really make a huge difference in the quality of your photos. More so than the actual camera really.
There's a company, borrowlenses.com, that you can rent these from for really reasonable rates and you can set your own rental period. Really worth it for special occasions or to check out a lens before you buy [emoji106]

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All my lenses are prime except for a 17-40 F4L. 14, 28, 50, 85. Body is Canon 60D which is pretty old. I've been tempted to rent something different, but I'm pretty sure the gear is not my limiting factor. These are not the expensive L versions though. I can tell that the 17-40L is a higher quality but I haven't really been able to take that one photo that blows me away with sharpness and quality with it yet. I've only had it a couple months though. My best photos have come from the completely manual Rokinon 14 f2.8. It takes a lot of effort, but the sharpness is ridiculous if you nail it.


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jesse3638

jesse3638

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Not much of a picture taker here but when I do I use my HTC One M8. Even then I rarely look at them..haha. IDK that's just me
 
JK_Dave

JK_Dave

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Mike_JK_Houston_711 said:
Welp. I just splurged big-time on a Canon Rebel SL1. Been wanting to get a nice DSLR for a while.

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I've got a Canon Rebel as well and even have those same lenses. That 18-55 kit lens is pure garbage though. I'm saving up my pennies for the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM. Everything I've read say it's the perfect "walk around" lens and most people keep it on 80% of the time. I figure if it's that pricey, you'd almost have to use it on every shot to justify it. An "L" lens is where you want to get to though.
 
Ddays

Ddays

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JK_Dave said:
I've got a Canon Rebel as well and even have those same lenses. That 18-55 kit lens is pure garbage though. I'm saving up my pennies for the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM. Everything I've read say it's the perfect "walk around" lens and most people keep it on 80% of the time. I figure if it's that pricey, you'd almost have to use it on every shot to justify it. An "L" lens is where you want to get to though.
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Ever thought of renting one from that Borrowlenses.com? Cheap way to make sure that lens (or any other for that matter) is the one you want to buy.
It's only $35/7 days for that particular lens. I've had my eye on that one and also the non-IS version, which is f2.8.
 
JK_Dave

JK_Dave

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Ddays said:
Ever thought of renting one from that Borrowlenses.com? Cheap way to make sure that lens (or any other for that matter) is the one you want to buy.
It's only $35/7 days for that particular lens. I've had my eye on that one and also the non-IS version, which is f2.8.
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Yeah, honestly your post was the first time I had heard of that concept, but it makes sense. I may have to do that in February when we're going on a cruise. Need something worthy to test it out on!
 
BigBoy

BigBoy

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Fuji X-E2 for stills, Sony Actioncam for video, Olympus TG-1 for rainy days and packing light and iPhone 7 when I forget to pack one. [emoji4]
 
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