That must be a really good camera.......
Apr 16, 2016 02:11:42 #
CLF wrote:
Love it, now I need to remember it.
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Apr 16, 2016 02:12:52 #
CLF wrote:
Love it, now I need to remember it.
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Apr 16, 2016 02:14:45 #
Capn_Dave wrote:
:thumbup: :thumbup: Amen ....I won't translate it for them We will keep the meaning to ourselves ;-)
Ditto on the amen!! Sometimes a nod or smile can speak volumes....
Apr 16, 2016 02:23:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I've had a few people say that to me, but I take it as a compliment. You can't get a "really good" picture with a crummy camera. By "really good," I mean good exposure and focus. People who don't know photography assume that all it takes is lots of money to buy a really good camera, and you're all set to go.
Good points.... She did mean well.... I used to shoot with a Nikon L810 which I loved but to be honest I can produce much better photos with my D7100...... When folks ask me for a camera purchase suggestion, if they are at all serious about photography, I recommend a used entry level Nikon or Cannon DSLR.... They can be had for the price of a point and shoot....
Apr 16, 2016 02:24:43 #
joehel2 wrote:
Anymore I tell people "actually, I took it with my cell phone".
:D :D :D
Apr 16, 2016 02:25:27 #
Marionsho wrote:
Without the post I never would have heard the best response to this silly saying about having a good camera.
"It is a good camera. It does everything I tell it to".
"It is a good camera. It does everything I tell it to".
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Apr 16, 2016 02:26:11 #
sb wrote:
"And I am sure that you have cake pans that make really good cakes"..... :)
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Apr 16, 2016 02:31:40 #
boberic wrote:
I simply say "thank you" and let it go at that.
Which is pretty much what I did.... You can tell when folks are being snarky..... This lady doesn't have a mean bone in her body....
Apr 16, 2016 02:32:36 #
insman1132 wrote:
Been there. Done that! Just accept the compliment. A non-photographer often just does not know.
:thumbup: good point......
Apr 16, 2016 02:35:15 #
blackest wrote:
What do you say when you just had it set in P mode and just pointed and pressed the shutter button?
I can't be the only person who will put on an AF lens and catch snapshots on occasion, not everything needs to have creative control and sometimes the photography is secondary. Of course using a camera with good low light ability, and a good lens should get nicer results than your typical cell phone, even when not putting any effort in.
I can't be the only person who will put on an AF lens and catch snapshots on occasion, not everything needs to have creative control and sometimes the photography is secondary. Of course using a camera with good low light ability, and a good lens should get nicer results than your typical cell phone, even when not putting any effort in.
True.... I normally shoot candid portraits with a 50mm f1.8 because of it's low light capability....
Apr 16, 2016 02:37:30 #
oldgeezer3 wrote:
I'bet it wasn't a Kodak Brownie, though!
A D7100.... funny thing my 1st camera WAS a Brownie Hawkeye!!
Apr 16, 2016 04:27:44 #
asjohnston3 wrote:
I gave a mounted and framed photograph to a co-worker that I took of her husband with 2 of their great grand-kids when they were visiting a few months ago. I do candid portraits of my own grand-kids & have gotten pretty good at it after a lot of trial and error and practice. She loved it and I'm sure she meant no disrespect when she said "that must be a really good camera". Bet I'm not the only one who has been on the recieving end of a 'complement' like this! :) :)
I have been told that over the years and I do accept the compliment in the vein it was intended, and when the devil's stick prods my behind, I go into detail the glowing way my camera takes good pictures. I doubt that is what they wanted to hear. A lot of questions I get is: Did you take any good pictures?" I will let that be another post as to how I answer that one.
Apr 16, 2016 04:48:02 #
asjohnston3 wrote:
I gave a mounted and framed photograph to a co-worker that I took of her husband with 2 of their great grand-kids when they were visiting a few months ago. I do candid portraits of my own grand-kids & have gotten pretty good at it after a lot of trial and error and practice. She loved it and I'm sure she meant no disrespect when she said "that must be a really good camera". Bet I'm not the only one who has been on the recieving end of a 'complement' like this! :) :)
You sure are not. Most people who know nothing about art or photography seem to think it is the camera and equipment that is most important. Unfortunately that also includes some people who think they are photographers.
Apr 16, 2016 22:20:18 #
Apr 17, 2016 04:16:57 #
Very true, a great analogy would be telling a great cook that they must have nice pots. I have gotten to the point that I just tell them, no I have spent many years developing my skills as a photographer. I also offer them my camera to take a few pictures. That usually ends the discussion.
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