It’s all About the Glass
As you are reading this blog post at Camera Exchange Store, there’s a high probability that you have either traded in a camera or are about to after purchasing a new one. If you have yet to buy your new camera or still have some money left in your upgrade budget then you might consider upgrading the most important thing after the camera – the lens you attach to it.
Many new consumer end DSLR cameras like the Canon 650d for example are squeezing an incredible 18 Mega pixels into the image sensor. The file size (in Mega bytes) they produce is huge, especially when shooting in uncompressed camera RAW mode. Yet you might not notice a significant improvement in the image quality you are getting over your previous camera of say 10+ Mega pixels. You’d think with up to twice the pixels in the image that the image would have twice the definition. Not always so; there’s a limiting factor.
Most people upgrading their camera will stay with the same manufacturer for their next camera body so that they can continue to use their existing lenses. These lenses, particularly if they are ‘kit’ lenses bought with a previous model camera are the limiting factor to the quality of image you will get.
Camera Exchange Store now offers cash for your old digital lenses. If you’re thinking of upgrading your camera body, then why not trade in your digital lens and upgrade both at the same time? If you have a digital lens that you haven’t used in a long time you can trade it in to release its cash value.
I have been shooting with my Canon 50d for about 4 years now. I’d been using the stock 17-85mm IS kit lens that came with it for the majority of my photography. My friend, also a canon user, let me try out his 24-70mm f2.8 L series lens. I mounted the camera on a tripod and tried taking a shot of the same composition with both lenses. On the camera screen there wasn’t a noticeable difference. On the computer screen and the final prints however, the difference in definition, vibrancy and sharpness of the image was incredible! The 24-70mm f2.8 L series lens is out of my budget – no question of that. However an equivalent lens from Sigma might be within my reach.
I’m going to be trying out some lenses soon at my local camera store; but only after finding out how much I’ll get in exchange for my current all purpose lens.
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