Thank you Jason Onerheim for such informative post, I totally agree it comes down to your subject and what you can afford. I shoot weddings and by now I invested a lot of money into my gear, however i started humble with only couple of zoom lenses and one DSLR camera. I can say as my skills grew so my equipment needs, however the best part was once i made initial investment i was able to resell and upgrade. I totally love my kit now and i would never go back to zoom lenses, however it was a great starting point.