Photography fever

Photography lovers, "photography is poor for three generations, and SLR destroys life" is a mockery of photography equipment lovers. In fact, some things are more expensive than photography, such as brand-name bags and cosmetics. For ordinary photographers, one mirror or two mirrors is enough. Congratulations, you have begun to March into "photography is poor for three generations, and SLR destroys your life".

The following is a detailed explanation of "photography is poor for three generations, and SLR destroys life" on the Internet. The first stage:

Introduction: The initial idea was simple. You want to buy a good camera. The reason may be that the baby is coming soon, or you want to travel. If you don't know much about the equipment, go to the photographer around you and let him show you the way.

The general master will ask some questions professionally.

Such as "what is the subject of shooting?"

"What equipment have you used?"

"Do you want the whole picture?" .

These questions make you feel ashamed because you don't even understand yourself. When I was embarrassed, I suddenly heard the master ask a question that you could understand-"What's your budget?" , so you like to see a lifeline, sign up!

Generally speaking, this is the master's last question!

Generally speaking, experts will advise you to buy a mid-range SLR kit! Prices range from 4K to 10K.

Generally speaking, this price is much higher than your budget, but it is within your tolerance.

While gritting your teeth to save money, you are determined to "make full use of this professional equipment and study photography well". Congratulations, you have the first midrange computer, the price is 6K.

The second stage:

"Witch on the Road" always thinks that buying a second lens is a watershed in your photography career, because you start to devote yourself after trying.

Your professional SLR really lived up to expectations. "It's really clear!" Is the most compliment you can hear.

You are also very smug. Soon you will come into contact with the basic concepts of aperture, shutter and ISO.

When you start visiting photography forums or reading equipment reviews, you are firmly instilled with the idea that the camera is not important, but the lens is the key to image quality!

Look back at your photos: the background is not blurred enough, the subject is not full enough, the picture is shaken seriously in low light, and the noise is serious.

There is a voice in your head saying to you: "Change the lens, all this can be changed!" " "

So you went to consult the experts around you.

The master asked a bunch of professional questions as usual. The difference is that you can answer most questions at this time, which makes the master lose face. So the master will pass by the idea that "I can't cure you in a small way" and throw out the classic question "What is your budget?".

After you say a number, usually the host's eyes will drift past a contemptuous look, and then spit out a smoke ring to guide you to the camera dividend circle and gold circle; Having a dog head and a cow head;

Your budget is only enough to buy a donkey's head at most! So you searched the internet and checked all the information to find out what slang words are like "big ternary", "small ternary", "little white", "little black" and "small steel cannon". In this process, you will definitely see the phrase "buy the most expensive equipment you can afford".

Finally, you made a move. Most people buy nothing more than a big three yuan or a small three yuan or one of them. You have the first red circle in your life, let's call it 8 K.

The third stage:

The low-end red circle head really didn't let you down! Resolution, clarity and color are all professional.

If you buy a large aperture lens, it will also present a Jiao Wai as charming as honey.

You start to spread your photos around and compare other people's works online.

You also began to learn composition and color ... at this time, your work received a lot of praise, which made you very happy.

You think photography has opened the door for you, and all you have to do is shoot more and practice more-of course, this requires shooting more, at least covering enough focal segments.

Forget it, whether it's a big ternary or a small ternary, wait until it's ready.

You can even consider the wonderful lens like EF 28-300/3.5-5.6lis. ..

At this point, you have at least three zoom red circles, and you have increased your investment by 25K. You suddenly find that one day, major camera manufacturers are trying their best to launch new models. Look at the calendar, next year is the Olympic year. The four-year equipment exchange is about to begin.

You have a lingering word "full picture" in your mind. How can you live up to the red circle at hand without the whole picture? How to reflect the charm of "original focal segment"? So you don't hesitate to take 5D3 or D800 home.

Of course, with the camera with 200,000-300,000 pixels, we also brought home 64CF cards, Le Shebao's camera bag, an entry tripod ... a total of about 25K and so on! Cameras such as 5D3 have no built-in flash.

An external flash of 1.5K is always necessary. Don't get sick with a low fever. At this stage, you have a full-length fuselage, three red heads and necessary accessories, and the conservative investment is also 50 K.

The fourth stage:

Fixed focus full-frame fuselage, red circle zoom, make you really cool.

Every time I travel, I will take pains to carry a tripod and bring all the harem beauties, and people around me will cast envious eyes.

Walking by the West Lake, an aunt suddenly handed me a small number and said to you, "Brother, help me take a photo with the old man!" " ! At first glance, you are a photographer. "

But whenever you look at magazines or photography forums and compare the works of "masters", you will always feel depressed. The words "transparency", "oil" and "atmosphere" torment you like a nightmare. They are so charming but out of reach! At the same time, you are sad to find that when you just set up the tripod, your other half has been sitting in the car, tirelessly urging you to drive. ......

This world should not be like this, nor should it be like this if it costs 50K equipment!

After using the fixed-focus lens for the first time, you will feel that all the confusion has gone with the wind! Even at the price of 3K 50 1.4, the sharpness, color, Jiao Wai and certainty in low light are far better than the zoom of 10K.

The large aperture of fixed focus 1.x will make you feel that you suddenly walked into a door you never thought of. With the previous trust in the zoom red circle, it is natural to focus directly on the big light (focusing on the big aperture red circle).

Of course, lens manufacturers all know that at this stage, you have understood the truth that the price is one point. If you set the price low, obviously you can't satisfy your pursuit of high quality.

Therefore, the price of any bright red circle is not lower than 10K. You need 24 1.4L, 35 1.4L, 50 1.2L, 85 1.2L, 135 2.0L, 200 2.8l.

Of course, it's hard to get all these shots into the bag. So you carefully selected, carefully compared, selected three fixed focus, and spent 40K.

The fifth stage:

At this time, you may have been playing photography for nearly 10 years, and you have at least 2 cameras and 6 lenses.

However, an unavoidable problem will eventually be faced-you are old!

You don't have the strength to create with 10 kg of equipment; You can't travel long distances with a tripod; You have no energy to get up in the morning and wait for the sunrise in the wild;

When the sun sets, what I want to do most is not to take pictures with my camera on my back, but to find a restaurant where I can watch the sunset and have a delicious seafood meal. At this point, you are facing the SLR camera and lens that have been spread for half a bed, and you are thinking-you need a high-quality and lightweight camera.

Five years ago, Lycra with an investment of 100K for one machine and two mirrors was almost your only choice.

Fortunately, with the progress of science and technology, you have many more affordable choices. The first to bear the brunt are naturally micro-single systems such as Sony and Fuji.

As I said before, you have been playing photography for almost 10 years, so you are naturally a successful person.

At around 20K, there is no pressure for you to win a full-size micro-order.

The sixth stage:

Evil way! The compact Quan Huafu micro-sheet meets your needs with good image quality, light weight and low price.

But it brings you another question-can those SLR red ring heads you bought before be used in this small micro-bill?

Wouldn't it be a waste if it didn't work? You are so thrifty and studious that you will soon find the answer-the adapter ring!

This is an evil road leading to a bottomless pit! ! !

Before that, your lens mostly stayed on the autofocus head of mainstream mass manufacturers. The adapter ring will take you into the lens series of any brand or even any era.

The names Kangtaishi, Fu Lunda, Zeiss and Lycra began to appear in front of your eyes. A, e, f, EF, FE, m bayonets are also familiar to you.

With different bayonets, you can use almost any lens for your micro-single. In front of your eyes, there are almost infinite possibilities.

Pandora's box was completely opened.

At this time, the word "photography" has not appeared in your mind for a long time. Instead, it is the word "collection".

Collection is actually a bottomless pit. ...

For the convenience of calculation, we put a 50K label here.

Have to say:

Attachment 1: tripod You must have heard the saying "You won't know what a suitable tripod is until you buy a third tripod". This statement is so correct, just like eating the third steamed stuffed bun before eating enough, the first two are also considered as credit!

Your first tripod is about a few hundred dollars. Maybe I got it by selling xx and getting a tripod. Soon you will find that the stability can't meet your expectations at all.

Your second tripod, estimated to be 2 or 3 K brand-name high-end goods, is strong and stable, and you are happy. Until one day, you suddenly couldn't put it down at-10 degrees, or sand started shooting on the beach. What's more, a screw suddenly loosened, causing the plane to crash. So you vowed to buy a top tripod!

Gitzo-it will definitely be your best choice. However, faced with the price of 5K, when I was ready to pay for it, I was saddened to find that this price was without a pan/tilt! And many "experts" say Gitzo is just a good shelf, and Yuntai is rubbish! I believe you can easily find the brand "ARCA" ... In any case, your investment in the last tripod will not be less than 8K.

Attachment 2: Considering the two steamed stuffed buns I ate earlier, it is estimated that JS of filter equipment city with total investment of 10K2 will not tell you that a camera bag, a filter and a CF card may earn more than a camera. A serious landscape photography filter is a must.

After reading grey mirror's comments on the gradual change of various brands, you find that a few pieces of plastic are actually sold at 2K~5K, which is totally inconsistent with your purpose of rational consumption. However, JS completely defeated you in one sentence-"If you use a bad filter, the image quality will be seriously lost, and tens of thousands of red circles will be lost."

Tens of thousands of lenses have been spent, so naturally it can't be wasted just because there are only 2 K GND filters and brackets.

Attachment 3: Monitor, how can photography be without a monitor? This is your most commonly used drawing equipment, and it is also the basis of your retouching. When you know that the monitor you are using cannot display colors correctly at all,

You think a full color gamut display is necessary. The price of eizo 20K makes you flinch, but you can still afford the price of 4~ 10K, such as the "full color gamut professional display" of Dell and ASUS. A professional monitor, the price of 6K, not too much!

Attachment 4: As a professional color calibrator, you use a professional monitor, but you find that others display different colors when you look at the same picture.

After reading countless materials, I realized that there is a knowledge called color management. There is a device called a color calibrator. JS beat you in the same way. "If you don't buy a color calibrator, then the expensive monitor is actually a monitor." Well, at this point, it is natural to spend 2K on a color correction spider.

Attachment 5: Backup Scheme: You put tens of thousands of works on the hard disk, which is your hard work for several years. You don't have to worry about anything until Guan appears. You can't help thinking, what if the computer breaks down? The solution is also very simple-the network storage device of ——2T hard disk should be the lowest solution, and the starting price of disk should be.

Attachment 6: You have a professional printer monitor and a color calibrator. To tell the truth, you already have the conditions to start a home studio. The only thing missing is the printer.

Professional export of non-Epson is basically unnecessary. Entry-level 6-color photo-grade A3 inkjet printer needs 3K, and 8-color printer needs 5K. The price is transparent, and children are not deceived.

Printing paper, to do color management, naturally use the original factory. 20 bucks, 200 yuan.

However, you are sad to find that you can only print dozens of ink of some colors. And the original ink has to be sold to 1K+ sets! Even if you use Haitao, plus freight, it will cost about 300 yuan for a set of ink. ...

In short, you will spend no less than 7~8K on post-output.

Attachment 7: You can imagine with your toes, and there are too many valuables to be put away casually.

Huangmeitian's lens will be moldy, the lubricating oil in the lens will volatilize when the weather is too hot, and the electronic equipment can't work normally when it is too cold ... The manufacturer has invented an iron box with a beautiful name "Electronic Moisture-proof Cabinet for Photographic Equipment"-2K Since you have all seen this, I will make a digression, which is a free gift.

In fact, there is absolutely no need to buy a 2K moistureproof cabinet. Go to the supermarket to buy some of the biggest lock boxes, which are completely sealed and super easy to use.

The wizard is located in Shanghai, and Huang Meitian is serious. This method has never had problems for more than ten years.

The total number of attachments is about 30K.

Not counting your computer upgrade, car upgrade, travel, etc.

Not counting the cost that you may have to spend more money to please your wife in order to persuade her to agree to buy these equipment.

Summary: The first set of machines:

6K full-frame camera +3 red circle zoom

55K3 The red circle is used for focusing.

40K full-width miniature sheet

20K switching lens

50K photography parts

The total amount of 30K is about 200K, and finally the dust settles.

You look at the room full of equipment and computers. In the past 10 years, you made about 100K films and invested 200KRMB. The cost of each film is exactly 2 yuan!