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Originally Posted by rowan
Tell me again... why is this an issue for someone buying their first camera?
I'm going to leave it at that because you're either trolling, or you're just an arrogant prick.  |
Most people don't realize it's an issue until you're in a low-light situation like the lights are dim and you're kid is blowing out the birthday candles, and your Rebel T1i only has an ISO 1600, and you don't have a photo because you're shooting F5.6 zoomed. The moment is completely ruined.
Nobody understands that until you're actually in that situation. Then it all becomes clear to you that you need a real lens, not some foney pretend lens.
Now, if you actually made the investment to begin with you'd never have to worry about said situation. But you're right, it's not something you're going to realize right this second. As long as the sun is shining you'll be fine... sort of... there's still the issue of major sun flare issues with cheap lenses, not to mention the lack of contrast and saturation that is also part of buying a cheap lens. With any L lens, I can shoot right into the sun and sun flare isn't really much of a problem. But with any kit lens, you'll just simply not have an image.
There's lots of issues to consider, and a lot of issues a newbie can't even comprehend YET because he hasn't been shooting past Day 1. But that doesn't mean he shouldn't plan for the future.
Edit: The house I live in has all halogen lighting, and I've got the lights turned all the way up and I'm metering F2.8 here. And these lights are pretty bright by my standards. So if you want to even take any sort of any adequate photo indoors without using flash, you can't have anything less than a 2.8 lens.