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LENS #1
THE LOWLY
KIT LENS

This is the lens that was designed to disappoint (to force upgrades). Nobody wants one, but everybody has one.

THE CHALLENGE:

Can You Survive?

PROVE YOU DON'T NEED EXPENSIVE LENSES, OR THE PERFECT CAMERA TO CREATE PROFESSIONAL CONTENT!

The Kit Lens

You could say kit lenses were designed to encourage upgrades (because, how could we NOT love a 3.5-5.6 variable aperture lens?) Yet, let's see if we can make 'em work! They can do WIDE shots, can sort of do medium shots...but lets pass that job on to our NEXT budget lens, the Nifty Fifty.

The Nifty 50

When camera companies cared about quality (and didn't force upgrades) every camera included one of these. I don't think anyone would say these aren't good, but are they good enough to produce pro work? They are (and I've tested many). PLus, if you add a Vivitar 2x MACRO TELECONVERTER (#ad) you'll score a decent macro too!

The 1990s TELE

I remember the time when nobody liked these (it was when they were included in camera kits, sometime in the 1990s). What makes these great is combining them with a (2x crop sensor) Micro Four Thirds camera and you'll get all the telephoto you'll ever need, unless you shoot birds (but that's not very nice).

*The goal is to survive, with only the THRIFTY 3 lenses, for 3 months. To join us, just tag your YouTube videos with #Thrifty3