Goodbye dear friend
Posted under: I’ve been looking for a reason to blog or something to blog about in the past few days and sadly I got my answer today. My beloved 18-70 kit lens just suffered a major defect. According to the lens doctor, it will never be the same again. It won’t perform as it did before. I curse the day it fell. I was stupid. I didn’t pay attention enough. I don’t know. I took it for granted. We’ve been through some nice shots. I know I’ll miss it. I decided today to sell it. In its stead, I got a 18-55 kit lens. I’m actually a huge fan of the 18-55 kit lens for the ability to shoot reverse macro and well the IQ in general. Nothing really bad to say about it except that its limited. But I’ve always got my much loved 60mm.
For those that don’t know what the hell I’m talking about, I’m emo-ing about the death of my lens. I will offer a short prayer, a moment of silence, say my goodbyes and move on.
Now I have 2 big purchases lined up for either Christmas and my birthday. Hopefully, I sell enough to afford them. Either a Tokina 12-24 or Nikkor 12-24, a tripod, and a 35mm 1.8. Oh and I’m planning to get a LX3 too for Pat. I think I’ll be using it more though. Spending on my camera is just damn expensive. I gotta start selling more!
So I offer this final ode to my lens for the past few months. Farewell dear friend.
I’m also planning to buy Tokina 12-24 or the 11-16. I heard 11-16 is 25k in SG.
I think it’s cheaper here. Ayaw ko the 11-16 since the 12-24 can still be used for full body shots. 11-16 is too wide! Although the 2.8 aperture is ok. I wont be using it for landscapes anyway.