Advice for newbie

[Oren]

Take it easy peety [] I said "bunch of lenses, flashes and tripods" and was referring to ALL the equipment you and Daniel suggested (and more specifically to Daniel's suggestion as he suggested many stuff there). Anyhow, even 2 lenses (no flash at all) might be too much for someone who is still figuring out what the aperture does and maybe even what the shutter speed does to the picture - and again I don't know what's the original poster's knowledge level but there are many people who don't know all this stuff just yet. After all, we all were there - non of us were born already knowing what's an "f-number" right? [:P]

[peety3]

Anyhow, even 2 lenses (no flash at all) might be too much for someone who is still figuring out what the aperture does and maybe even what the shutter speed does to the picture.
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OK, so if the OP goes with a kit lens, will they really learn what thin DOF means? Not really, as Daniel directly pointed out.


I think anyone buying a DSLR should pick up a 50/1.8 or 50/1.4, to at least learn what their camera can do. The three spouses who have heard my suggestion and given the 50/1.8 as a gift have all been well "rewarded" (and enjoy the lens too!).


I have an acquaintance who has a 5D Mark II and a 50/1.4. She has a successful portrait business, and I really like her work. She understands DOF very well, because the only lens she owns is the 50/1.4 (imagine a camera worth ~7x the lens collection!).