The general advice is to spend your money buying good lenses and use them on whatever camera you have. Buying a cheap lens just to cover a focal length is not a smart move. That's good advice.

I've generally heeded that advice. I don't buy lenses "just because." I've always bought a certain lens because I've wanted a particular focal length. I'm covered from fisheye to 300mm with a 1.4 extender. With all the online reviews of new Nikon lenses, I haven't had even a twinge of temptation to buy one. It was just the opposite with then Zfc, Z6II, and Z8. As each one was introduced, and I watched the endless reviews online, I couldn't resist. Reading all the positive comments here added to my "need" to have one. When Nikon introduced the DSLR that looked like the Nikon F, I was tempted, so I had the get the fc. I think I favor bodies over lenses because lenses are like tires on a car, and cameras are like the car itself. I've never gotten excited about buying a new set of tires. How about you?

I received a letter date 4/19/23 from Comenity Capital Bank, the latest version of B&H's Payboo: "Due to inactivity, we are closing your account effective upon your receipt of this notification." It is true that my photographic purchases have dwindled during the last couple of years, notwithstanding my numerous Nikon bodies and lenses, nearly all purchased from B&H, over the previous years. Without B&H's paying the sales tax when I use the Payboo card, and with the purchase price of most bodies and lenses set by the manufacturer, B&H is giving me a more than gentle nudge to other suppliers, online and local. This doesn't strike me as their best marketing move. Oh well.