how good are off brand lenes made in china.
Feb 10, 2014 09:16:08 #
roy4711 wrote:
are there any great photographers out there that can capture a quality image with a lens at that price. I was told its not the equipment its the photographer.
I understand the Edward Weston made some of his most famous photos using a lens he bought for $5 US. Even allowing for inflation since the mid 1920s that would still be a cheap lens.
Jerry
Feb 10, 2014 09:18:37 #
jerryc41 wrote:
McDonald's has what they call a "Senior Coffee." I don't recall the price, but it's considerable cheaper.
It still taste the same and only .45 cents here in Texas
Feb 10, 2014 09:24:34 #
roy4711 wrote:
how good are off brand lenes made china.
What off brand lenses are you talking about. Some consider Sigma or Tamron as off brand. Both make some top quality lenses
Feb 10, 2014 09:26:31 #
boberic wrote:
What off brand lenses are you talking about. Some consider Sigma or Tamron as off brand. Both make some top quality lenses
I think that's the idea - lenses made by a company other than the camera company. Not the same brand as the camera.
Feb 10, 2014 10:32:08 #
Feb 10, 2014 10:39:41 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Put the world's best chef into a fast food joint, and you'll still get fast food.
But the tomatoes are evenly sliced.
Feb 10, 2014 15:43:17 #
roy4711 wrote:
I'ts 75cents in IL. why is it cheaper in TX.
I guess whatever the traffic can bare.
Feb 10, 2014 15:47:09 #
roy4711 wrote:
I'ts 75cents in IL. why is it cheaper in TX.
That McD cup of coffee is $5 at Star Bucks in CA. :lol:
SS
Feb 10, 2014 16:27:45 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Put the world's best chef into a fast food joint, and you'll still get fast food.
" Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras" -- Ansel Adams
Feb 10, 2014 16:29:48 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
roy4711 wrote:
how good are off brand lenes made china.
Each lens from each manufacturer needs to be evaluated on its own, but some general statements can be made as starting points for the evaluation. If you're getting a Canon L-series lens, for example, you can be fairly confident it will be excellent. Same for a Nikon pro-level lens (fast prime or zoom). A number of the Sigma EX and Tokina AT-X lenses are very good or better. Tamron has a few winners. The last thing I would use to decide which lens to get is where it was made.
Feb 10, 2014 16:30:16 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
roy4711 wrote:
are there any great photographers out there that can capture a quality image with a lens at that price. I was told its not the equipment its the photographer.
It is the photographer, camera, lens, subject, and light. A great photographer will do much better with excellent equipment rather than mediocre stuff. Since the two analogies tend to be golfing and auto racing, Tiger Wood will never win the Masters with cheap clubs, and Dale Earnhardt Jr will never win the Daytona 500 in a Yugo.
Feb 10, 2014 16:33:04 #
MW wrote:
" Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras" -- Ansel Adams
Talk is cheap. :D
Feb 10, 2014 16:33:19 #
boberic wrote:
What off brand lenses are you talking about. Some consider Sigma or Tamron as off brand. Both make some top quality lenses
Sigma is the only lens manufacturer still making it's lenses in Japan...
Feb 10, 2014 16:33:33 #
amehta wrote:
It is the photographer, camera, lens, subject, and light. A great photographer will do much better with excellent equipment rather than mediocre stuff. Since the two analogies tend to be golfing and auto racing, Tiger Wood will never win the Masters with cheap clubs, and Dale Earnhardt Jr will never win the Daytona 500 in a Yugo.
:thumbup:
Feb 10, 2014 16:34:27 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
MW wrote:
" Knowing what I know now, any photographer worth his salt could make some beautiful things with pinhole cameras" -- Ansel Adams
I know it's blasphemy, but I disagree with this quote. Or rather, I think it needs a major qualifier: making "some" is useless, I want many, and a variety.
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