Been thinking…
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008I know what you’re going to say, and I agree, thinking is dangerous!
I’ve been thinking a lot about my camera and in particular, thinking about buying a new camera. Over the weekend I did some headshot type stuff for a friend (who is also a photographer) and we talked about the idea of new camera vs. better lenses.
That’s what got me thinking. Her point was that the camera I have is fine. It’s in good working order and I’ve been taking good shots with it for the past year and a half. So maybe I should look at new lenses instead. Right now I’m using the Zuiko 14-45mm lens that came with the camera as my main lens. I like it but when I use my 50-150mm long lens I like the results much better with that lens but I have to be like 15 feet away from the model in order to use it. I like being close, being right there so the model doesn’t feel alone. Of course it’s also nice being able to talk without yelling across the vastness of space that the long lens requires.
The lens I’m looking is a 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko lens It looks like it’s a good lens and with an f-stop range of f2.8-3.5 would be quite a jump from my current lens which is at f3.5-5.6. The price is quite good at around $425. I hope that I can do it in the next week or so but we’ll see what happens with my finances…
