In the beginning, the camera gods created the kit lens. And it was good. Kind of.
But soon, heretics began worshipping at the feet of the kit lens and its goodness and proclaimed its glory throughout the Kingdom of Photographic.
The prophets confronted the existence of the kit lens and smote them. The heretics saw the sin in which they had become immersed and turned their backs on the kit lens and looked to the prophets for guidance in replacing their current lenses of worship.
The prophets decried the existence of the kit lens and proclaimed the glory of the “fast” lenses. The heretics repented and rushed to find altars of f/1.2 at which to worship.
And all was good. For awhile.
But soon, the prophets saw that the heretics were abusing the lenses at the altars of f/1.2. The goodness and glory of the creation of the 1.2 lens had been desecrated by the heretics.
Gone were the crisp focus of points of interest. Portraits of little sweet little children no longer had both eyes in focus and sometimes not even one was crisp. Instead, the the 1.2 lens was being used to focus on hair, or ears, or teeth, or noses. Or nothing at all.
The prophets wept and beat their fists loudly upon their breasts. (ouch!)
They were saddened and tried to lead the heretics back into the proper worship of the 1.2 lens, but no one listened. And the creation of out of focus portraits continued. And it was not good.
The Kingdom of Photographic soon lost some of its power and glory. The heretics became false prophets of the 1.2 lens and soon there were more false prophets than teachers and elders in the churches in the Kingdom of Photographic.
And thus the 11th commandment was borne:
Thou shalt not purchase a “fast” lens before learning the prayers of Depth of Field and mastering the lessons of Aperture and Focus.
I so needed this today. LOVE IT!