I know I'm just being critical of other people, and I remember how excited I was to get a new lens for my camera, but now that I've had quite some time shooting, this frustrates me. I guess it's one thing if you know you want a zoom lens, and you go and buy say a 600mm . However, it drives me nuts if you buy a Macro lens, and you don't even know why you are buying it, other than "Someone said it was a good lens."

I've found so much of photography is actually about reading and learning before actually taking pictures. I am much more "in-tune" with what I will need to do before I do a shoot or bring my camera somewhere. I already have an idea of what I would like to do, or an angle I'd like to get. Not just go into it blindly. I think this applies for lenses as well.

Anyway, I figured this would be a good topic of conversation. Discuss.

Btw he's talking about an actual ball python.