good lens or body?

[lifeinpolaroid]

If your budget only allows for either, which would you choose?

Full frame body + 50mm f1.4

or

Entry Level + 35 F1.4

question is, good body comes first or good lens?

 

[Galdor]

If your budget only allows for either, which would you choose?

Full frame body + 50mm f1.4

or

Entry Level + 35 F1.4

question is, good body comes first or good lens?

If budget is not of a concern I'll definitely go for the full frame + 50mm since the 50mm f1.4 is also a good lens.

 

[Snoweagle]

If your budget only allows for either, which would you choose?

Full frame body + 50mm f1.4

or

Entry Level + 35 F1.4

question is, good body comes first or good lens?

Lens is definitely more impt.

 

[Lord Soth]

If your budget only allows for either, which would you choose?

Full frame body + 50mm f1.4

or

Entry Level + 35 F1.4

question is, good body comes first or good lens?

Here's an interesting thread to add to the discussion.

There are many more out there, basically the Nikon D700 is such a great FX camera that older lenses which performed poorly on DX have become much better on the Full Format D700. So called poor lenses have been given a new lease of life.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=30913995

On the other hand, the technological improvement of cameras may also necessitate the development of even better lenses. For e.g., the Nikkor 14-24 ultra wide lens which is stellar in the corners on a D700 FX and DX cameras has started to show its corner weaknesses on the current Nikon Flagship camera, the D3x.

 

[giantcanopy]

For me it will be the full frame body and the 50mm f1.4
- good body and a good lens.

Ryan

 

[Abuddlah]

But then a 50mm f1.4 cant be your walkabout lens. It can be but i rather you get a L lens like 17-40 or 24-105? More range and an external flash is good! Invest in flash! It will do you good

 

[Snoweagle]

But then a 50mm f1.4 cant be your walkabout lens. It can be but i rather you get a L lens like 17-40 or 24-105? More range and an external flash is good! Invest in flash! It will do you good

Any lens with wide to tele range can be a walkaround, doesn't mean must be L.

 

[SabaDen]

IF budget allow, good body + good lens ... if I'm in yr shoe, I go for a good lens as my priority and later upgrade body.

 

[kuvesh]

lens is prob more important but its so much more fun when you also have a nice body...

 

[giantcanopy]

There is more lasting fun in shooting actually .. the gear thrill wears away quickly until you get the next new thing.