I recently saw a similar article posted by another photography blog, but I wasn’t a fan of the solutions they came up with. I don’t agree with buying 3rd party lenses, batteries, or memory cards if they don’t offer a similar or better performance to reputable brands. I have had experiences with off-brand batteries being unsafe, cheap memory cards failing, and cheap 3rd party lenses offering results worse than the original iPhone when paired with a modern DSLR. So, I have compiled a list of ‘better’ ideas for saving money as a landscape photographer.