Hi Will -- I hope you didn't get the impression that I was trying to buy my way into being a good photographer. I have been taking photographs for over 30 years and understand that it's the photographer that takes the picture, not the lens. I've also learned that it helps to have some idea of the re...

Hi Everyone -- I can honestly say that I've lost a lot of sleep reading all the great stuff on this forum. When I finally came upon the link to this site I knew I found the "mother load" of information. This topic has been addressed many times but I'm going to ask my spin to the very basic question ...