Originally posted by MetalUndivided Eh, I'm not sure what's all the commotion about the price is.
When lenses are that expensive, the car I'd use to carry the lens is cheaper than the lens itself, and I could think of changing hobby, the equipment for fishing (in rivers) is a lot cheaper than Sony lenses.
Anyway, with my D-FA150-450 @450mm, every time I make an effort to get 10 feet closer to the subject by whatever method I use (camo dress, IR remote, etc), I rejoice to have just saved 10 grands, I'm proud of myself. It's technique vs money, but for $13000 I'm willing to put in the efforts on my technique because the pay-back is huge, and I'll be happy to let other people spend the $13000. I've seen an ornithologist, ridding a bicycle, using a Canon 7D and a 400 f5.6, it's a lot cheaper than a 600 f4 alone, and he gets his wildlife books sold. When lenses are that expensive, I could think of changing hobby, the equipment for fishing (in rivers) is a lot cheaper.
Last edited by biz-engineer; 06-12-2019 at 11:30 PM.