Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> I realise the lense is important. My mum has an 8 MP camera, and it 
> takes crap pictures compared to my lowly 3 MP camera. I'm sure it's 
> because hime has a 45 mm lense and hers has a 4.5 mm lense.

Exactly. And 45mm is a *small* lens for a good camera.

> Still, the higher model cameras have presumably superior image sensors,
 
> more sophisticated controls, and so on and so forth. If you've got £
7k 
> to spend on a mere lense, why not buy the most possible camera to go 
> with it?

People often do. It depends what they need, tho. The less you spend on a 

camera body, the more you can spend on the lenses. ;-)

> (And anyway, the £7k lense is only expensive because it's a zoom l
ense. 
> Like, you can be in Africa and take photos of stuff in Austalia. The 
> normal lenses for photographing everyday stuff aren't nearly that 
> expensive - although they aren't cheap either...)

Yep.



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