Re: are you happy with your photography?
Originally Posted by
realspeed
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how much difference does a pro lens make compared to a consumer lens?
here is a link showing the difference
https://www.over50sforum.com/showthr...36#post1516136
The question is ,is it worth spending a lot more money or not to get a pro lens.?
I suppose it depends on finances and how keen one is to get the best one can possible get out of a picture. Clarity must be the first consideration although it depends on what one is happy with.
There are times when even a pro lens is a bad copy , it is not unheard of.
According the engineer where I took a lens to this morning to fix a broken lens hood retaining part in the lens barrel, He said even the latest Nikon 24-70mm VR lens has a recurring fault . It is something to do with the new electronics ( magnet) ceasing up a drive motor and vignetting.
A quality lens might be good for taking photos but then the shots have to be shown somewhere if you like to display them. Many of us choose this forum to do it.
It's not possible to show a photo's original quality on the Internet because it has to be condensed down to a pixel size that can be shown in a web page or a post. If this isn't done in an editing program before uploading, the site the photo is being shown on might do it for you. One way or another, the pixel size is usually cut down so that people viewing a photo can see the whole thing at a reasonable size on their monitors, tablets and phones. This is going to mean a loss of detail to a degree. The quality gained by using an absolutely super lens then isn't going to be so appreciated.
Having said that, I don't think the reduction in quality of a photo displayed on the web is very noticeable. A good sharp photo with lots of detail is still possible. We only have to look at the fine photos that a posted in this forum to know that. The detail shown in some of the photos is very often complimented because it is so good.
All in all, a reasonable quality lens such as those used in some phones and better types of compact cameras can produce photos good enough to be admired when displayed electronically on a screen.
Well, that's what I reckon anyway.