Lens Backup Set?

[Holosynthetic]

I was wondering what everyones thoughts were on having a "in case shi* happens" backup set of your lenses, is it worth consideration or not?

note: I recently picked up a Nikon D200 and have a set of MF lenses, I am also in line for a Red camera that I will use my MF lenses on. Am I thinking to far when considering 2 sets, one for the D200 and the other for the Red?

[dougspice]

I have this thing called INSURANCE, which is sorta like having two sets of lenses. If you can afford to have two sets of all your lenses, consider donating to charity or something. ;)

[Angrius]

Ha.:)

[Holosynthetic]

I guess thats a no :grin:

[sonic freak]

Holosynthetic,

i've read some of your posts, and it seems you are very concerned with statistics and resolution and the 'best possible image.' But I have a question- are you putting equal time, effort & money into your acting classes and reading/writing scripts?

I guess my point is that who cares what it's shot on. At last years Newport Beach Film Festival, I saw shorts by 15 year old kids that were amazing. Original. Creative. Funny. And the cameras were 300 dollar pieces of junk. The sound sucked, the image sucked, but who the hell cared? Not one of the sold out theater did, which included Will Ferrell (who hosted the 'youth division' segment) and myself who were captivated by the imagination of the young film-makers. And I mean that. I'm not just trying to be cool by saying these broke kids made great films. But they did. Some of their plotting and writing and acting was insanely inventive. Pissed me off. ha ha.

And if you want to say, "But those films only would have been ENHANCED by a better camera," I don't necessarily agree. Those dudes didn't care about the camera or the technical stats of resolution and they didn't waste time borrowing money to make their films 'better.' They just did it with whatever and now they're on to the next.

I think that kind of film making is more akin to the way the greatest directors and film makers got their start. They shot and honed their skills with LESS than the best possible IMAGE. Because they were more concerned about the STORY.

I'm not saying a good image sucks. A good image is great! But I AM saying I'd much rather watch a well written short on a crap camera than a bad one on 35mm film. Any day of the week.

Good luck in whatever you do or choose to buy.