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"I'll really be able to buckle down and write GOOD stuff, just as soon as I get that new [pen/laptop/$600 digital typewriter]" is not an uncommon line of though

• cultofmetatron 4y ago
  The photography thing hits home. I see all these people obsessing over prime lenses because "thats what pros use." Better to to be out taking photos with a phone camera than oggling 1k+ glass. Personally I use the nikon 24-200mm. purists may scoff a the use of such a big zoom and a relatively high fstop but its small enough to always be in my baga and flexible enough to cover a large range of uses.
  • caconym_ 4y ago
    There's a time and a place for everything. Maybe I'm just an image quality freak, but the only zoom lens I've ever owned that I actually enjoy using and like the pictures from is big, heavy, and as expensive as several nice primes put together. I'd recommend a 35mm-equivalent prime or similar to anybody who is sick of the limitations of their kit lens (assuming they went that route, as most seem to), unless they're mostly taking pictures of sports or wildlife or similar. What about people who don't care about tack-sharp images? 10+ years ago, I probably would have said they should buy a nice point-and-shoot with a versatile zoom rather than lugging a cheapo DSLR and zoom lens around. Today, I'd say they should just take pictures with their phone. In 2022, I think the segment of people who don't really care that much about image quality but still have a good reason to carry around a dedicated picture-taking device is small and rapidly shrinking.