I have the need for speed!!
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 12:16 amAfter 7 months of happy D70 ownership, I've finally discovered what everyone was saying was right 
There is no substitute for wide aperture lenses. Despite the horrendous costs that Nikon decides to inflict on us for quality glass, well, that's why they call it "quality glass"...
I'd forgotten so much that I'd learnt from using film SLR's in the 10 years between film and the D70.
I dismissed the need for fast glass by rationalising that I could bump up the ISO or use VR to compensate. Good in theory, but I've had a quiet work week, so therefore a busy photography week. What I've learnt this week is that whilst I can capture a sharp image with virtually any lens, no amount of PP will give me the DOF or bokeh that I require to make my pics something better than "snapshots" without the right glass... (Landscapes excluded). I've thrown away more images this week than I care to think about for want of a couple of stops.
Mmmm, looks like I'll be spending some money
PS: I know that many of the world greatest photos were taken with little better than pinhole cameras, but I'm no Ansel Adams
There is no substitute for wide aperture lenses. Despite the horrendous costs that Nikon decides to inflict on us for quality glass, well, that's why they call it "quality glass"...
I'd forgotten so much that I'd learnt from using film SLR's in the 10 years between film and the D70.
I dismissed the need for fast glass by rationalising that I could bump up the ISO or use VR to compensate. Good in theory, but I've had a quiet work week, so therefore a busy photography week. What I've learnt this week is that whilst I can capture a sharp image with virtually any lens, no amount of PP will give me the DOF or bokeh that I require to make my pics something better than "snapshots" without the right glass... (Landscapes excluded). I've thrown away more images this week than I care to think about for want of a couple of stops.
Mmmm, looks like I'll be spending some money
PS: I know that many of the world greatest photos were taken with little better than pinhole cameras, but I'm no Ansel Adams 
I bet your week of photography was a journey of self discovery that's brought your attention to the need for faster glass - in essence, finding a solution to a photographic problem (not many issues can be solved with buying gear, but this is legitimately one of them).
