“I’m traveling to [any destination here]. What lens is best?”

If I could eliminate one type of thread from the universe, this would be it.

If it never existed, Oh, what a wonderful online world it would be.

Never do I click-in anymore – but what’s still unavoidable is sacrificing a few split seconds reading & passing over this type of subject line. And I always want those split seconds back. The lost time might add-up to, say, an hour or so per year, but who knows for sure? Maybe it’s more.

Straight to the point – how has this type of thread ever helped anyone?

I mean, come on – what LF lens (or lens kit) would you advise someone to take to Yosemite? Even if they shared their itinerary & a detailed set of photographic objectives, could you ever offer more than the illusion of help?

Okay, I’m overstating the case – but I don’t think by much. Not by much at all. Let’s just say it’s the type of thread that, I suspect, misleads photographers more often than it helps. (And that’s being very generous, for I’m trying to remember if it has ever informed me.)

Have exceptions already come to mind? If so, please share them with us...