Help with my first purchase

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EDIT: Sorry guys, made a new thread about a day ago due to the change of circumstances! Thanks!
 
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Get a tripod rated at least 25lbs. Even if your rig weighs 15lb it's never a great idea to be at the high end of your tripods rating. It'll be too loosey goosey. Ex) Cartoni Focus is rated at 22lbs. It just can't handle anything over 12lbs with decent resistance. Sure its counterbalance won't tip but its pan and especially the tilt can't handle real weight. Same goes with Vinten 3. Rated at 22lbs. Put 22lbs on it and you'll find it feels like a toy.
 
Lenses will be where the rest of your budget goes quickly adn you haven't got a lot left. Unless you can borrow or hire lenses. The great thing about 35mm adaptors is the fact they use photographic lenses, you will probably find your friends may have loads of you can borrow.

enjoy!

Richard
 
You will want to pick up several lenses if at all possible. A selection of primes of different focal lengths. What kind of shooting will you be doing? That may help determine the best lenses for your needs.
 
I have similar questions. I found a Nikon 55mm lense on ebay with this description.

The glass is extremely clear, with only a few specks of dust visible – *MUCH* less than you usually see in these lenses. The 55mm is quite prone to the accumulation of dust between the iris and the 3rd element, and I've never seen one with no dust whatsoever.

Is this call for any concern especially about "a few specks of dust visible"?
 
myCharlie said:
I have similar questions. I found a Nikon 55mm lense on ebay with this description.

The glass is extremely clear, with only a few specks of dust visible – *MUCH* less than you usually see in these lenses. The 55mm is quite prone to the accumulation of dust between the iris and the 3rd element, and I've never seen one with no dust whatsoever.

Is this call for any concern especially about "a few specks of dust visible"?
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Sounds odd to me. The honesty is nice, but the attempt to rationalize the dust is strange.
 
all my lenses have dust in them, doesnt effect the ipcture quality from what i can see. If there was too much, it might be a slight fogging effect, but it would probably take tons of dust to reduce your contrast as such.
 
most time a few specks would not be seen, ask the seller if one can see them in the final photograph. Usually not a problem. Even small scratches, on the outside lens, are invisible to the photgraph. Watch for scratches on the back side of the lens... bad.
 
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