Saturday, 27 February 2016

equipment recommendation - What factors should I take into account when deciding whether to buy now or wait for something better?


Is it always better to just buy now and ignore marketing hype, announcements, and speculation? If I always wait for the next model, I will never buy anything.


What about buying the cheapest thing now as a stop-gap, and waiting until after the next big photo-show? Or renting equipment until I find something I really like working with? (Won't that get expensive over time?)


What do you do when you want to get new kit?


I would really like to hear how best to make the decision to buy or to wait.



Answer



Does it do what I need now?


That's the key one. There'll be another better one in 6 months or whatever, but in the mean time do I want to miss 6 months of photos I could be taking?



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