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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Which LENSE should I bring?

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Quote Originally Posted by BrianShaw View Post
    Which LENSE should I bring?



    No, it's lens.
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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Noun 1. lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Quote Originally Posted by BrianShaw View Post
    Noun 1. lense - a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
    My dictionary leaves the "e" off. All my dictionaries leave the "e" off.

    http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/lense.html

    That free online dictionary is worth just what you pay for it.
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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Quote Originally Posted by Drew Wiley View Post
    People really have such distinct differences in perception and composition that choice of focal lengths is more related to disposition than subject matter. ...Even aiming at the same “scene” we each automatically gravitate toward completely different lenses.
    I wanted to include this in post #1, but I thought the topic was already too broad.

    “I want to make trees look lonely & forlorn. What lens should I bring?”

    As Brian says, pick a lens, any lens, make a choice, go for it!

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Quote Originally Posted by Heroique View Post
    “I want to make trees look lonely & forlorn. What lens should I bring?”
    Never mind the lens, bring a gas can and a chain saw. Burn and/or cut down all of the other trees, and leave that one standing, untouched, all by itself. After it really is lonely and forlorn, photograph it. Repeat until you get caught.

    "I want to photograph urban decay. What lens should I bring?"
    Good running shoes! And make sure your sprinting and 10K times are seriously down. Those guys in the 'hood can run! Drop a wallet with $20 in it and somebody else's credit cards so they'll have something to paw through while you get a lead.

    "I want to photograph Alaskan Kodiak bears. What lens should I bring?"
    You should be photographing Kodak bears instead. But while you're at it, spray yourself in "bear repellent" and wrap yourself in a mixture of honey and cookie dough. You will guarantee yourself of a closeup with the bears.
    "It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    "Does this lens make my ass look fat?"
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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    phat

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    This thread is going dumber and dumber real fast.

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    Re: “I’m going to visit [X]. What lens should I bring?”

    Well, consider the premise.
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