Thomas Hawk was interviewed for a Mahalo Daily episode on basic photo tips. All of them are very important and should be followed almost religiously, but one caught my eye:
#4: It’s all about the glass
This so true! Too often I find myself trying giving the same equipment advice to friends blinded by the quantity of lenses available in some DSLR kits: one good lens is better than two or three cheap lenses.
PS – Tip #9 probably is the most important: take lots and lots and lots of photos. Persistence leads to perfection and, quoting Henri Cartier-Bresson, your first 10,000 photographs are your worst.
[update] This post was on my reading list today, check out item six.
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No matter how good the glass, having physical movement of the lens will degrade the quality of the shot. Thus, a cheap lens on a tripod could possibly come out better than a hand held high quality lens. Tip: Use a tripod whenever possible. regardless of how fast the shutter speed is. A high quality lens on a tripod is unsurpassed in sharpness and definition.
Good point! Even if carrying a tripod, or at least a monopod, isn't always practical.