New Lenses Ordered!

Only a week into my purchase, and I've already been sucked into the abyss of SLR lenses.

Liz can attest that my wishlist at bhphoto is expanding almost every day. So much so that I have actually created a second wishlist for "Lenses in My Dreams" to reflect their lust-factor coupled with their "mom will kill me" factor.

True Wishlist "Lenses in My Dreams"

The 18-55mm USM kit lens was only to last me until I purchase my true walk around lens, the Canon 28-135 IS.

Japanese Specs Page

But, in the meantime, I saw these two Sigmas (the 28-80 and the 70-300) for "sale" at Kitamura and thought, "what the hey, I can buy these quite cheap, fiddle around with them and my camera, and either use them as in-tough-days lenses or sell them off at a small loss. I mean, at about $150 total for the pair of them, there isn't much to lose. I'll also be able to "use" the 300mm (or 450mm equivalent) range of these lenses until I get the official telephoto lens for my set.



The way I see it, being that I'm still a clueless beginner, wouldn't it be better to first learn the ropes of lens cleaning and changing and maintenance with "paper-weight" lenses and then move up to the big guns when I'm ready for them?

Another benefit of getting not-so-good lenses: I'll be able to learn what sorts of limitations the lenses have, as well as learn what sorts of limitations I have. Then, when I start splurging more money on some quality lenses, I'll already have some knowledge as to how I could benefit from those lenses.

In other words, I'll be working my way up the ladder rather than plunging in head-first into the deep end and not knowing up from down. (Did that make ANY sense?)

I did buy the nifty-fifty 50mm 1.8 prime lens as well, just because we all need one, right?

So, here's looking forward to some so-so pictures from the so-so photographer using so-so lenses.

Please bear with me.

Hopefully, I'll soon be able to post better pictures (from an improved photographer using so-so lenses) and then ultimately even better pictures (from an even more improved photographer using quality lenses).

All in good time.

*Oh, by the way, being that bhphoto is on vacation, that sort of influenced my decision a little bit too. . . ha ha ha.