Hey everyone, I’m new to photography and wondering how much people spend on lenses compared to the camera body they’re mounted on? Does it make sense to buy a higher end lens for a mid range camera, or would you be better off getting a slightly cheaper lens and spending some of the money on a nicer camera? Mainly wondering about used gear…

Currently shooting with my SO’s D3500 when she isn’t using it, and thinking of buying my own. Considering a used Pentax since weather resistant lenses seem easier to find for them than other brands…

Edit: how practical is it to use a Pentax lens on a Nikon with an adapter, and vice versa? I assume the electronics like AF and VR won’t work?

  • NeatoBuilds@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I like full frame sensor so I bought the cheapest full frame camera and decent lenses then later upgraded to a newer camera that used the same mount. I ended up selling everything I had that was canon when I switched to Sony mirrorless. I got a nice 50mm prime lens and that’s it so far, I ended up getting an adapter to use my nikon film lenses with it but the pictures don’t look as nice as the sony 50mm and no autofocus on the nikon lenses.

    I think picking a lenses mount might be a good starting point. When I was shooting Canon I was able to use my full frame lens on my digital 6d and also the Canon film A2 so it was a really nice setup

    • Ajen@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      21 hours ago

      For the mount, I’m leaning towards Pentax K mount because that seems like it would give me the most options for reasonably priced weatherproof gear. Obviously the downside is it wouldn’t be compatible with my SO’s Nikon gear, but maybe she’ll switch over since I think she also wants better weatherproofing than her D3500 can offer.