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Mar 15, 2017 14:22:19   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Ralloh wrote:
Oh really? Both of these I took with my D3100 and the 55-300 kit lens. Hardly top of the line equipment, but, decent photos, I believe.


Yeah, but if you had a D7 that first picture would have been Saturn with all its rings. The second one would have been a Bengal Tiger. You obviously need new equipment.

Seriously, like I said above, the proof is in the puddin. These are both very nice photos, no matter what camera you used.

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Mar 15, 2017 14:23:14   #
Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA
 
Great shot, but you wouldn't have got it with a camera phone. There is a certain level of equipment needed for specific types of shots. If you had taken that shot with a $10,000 Pentax 645Z MF digital camera and 40mm MF lens, the detail would have knocked your eyes out.
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All of my cameras are from the Nikon D3000 series and they're grey market -- it's what I can afford.

When I purchased my Tamron 70-300, other photographers said, "why would you buy that junk." Turns out it wasn't junk but is a fairly sharp lens -- the same with my Tamron 28-70 f/2.4 (or 8 -- I forget!). My primary lens for landscapes is my 18-55 kit lens. The Tamrons are also used for landscapes (and other things) when I need them. The nice thing about buying the Nikon D3000 series cameras, each lens is mounted on a different camera.

The photo was taken with my Nikon D300 with the Tamron 70-300.
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Mar 15, 2017 14:32:02   #
Ralloh Loc: Ohio
 
Bill_de wrote:
Yeah, but if you had a D7 that first picture would have been Saturn with all its rings. The second one would have been a Bengal Tiger. You obviously need new equipment.

Seriously, like I said above, the proof is in the puddin. These are both very nice photos, no matter what camera you used.

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Bengal Tiger taken with same camera and lens. LOL! Sorry, just had to do this.



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Mar 15, 2017 14:32:41   #
ChesterP
 
A lot of times we fret over brand name. But this question begs a better explanation than just training. There are pieces of equipment that best suit a particular type of photography. There are parameters that make for a better product. There are environments that suit certain types of equipment.

So why not ask, "What are you shooting?"/"What will be done with your results?/"What are you trying to achieve?"

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Mar 15, 2017 14:35:28   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
Ralloh wrote:
Bengal Tiger taken with same camera and lens. LOL! Sorry, just had to do this.


I love it.

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Mar 15, 2017 14:36:14   #
Dutzie Loc: I'd like to know
 
What else??

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Mar 15, 2017 14:43:11   #
oregonfrank Loc: Astoria, Oregon
 
BHC, it sounds like you are your own worst critic, but aside from that it is clear you enjoy finding and using the best older gear you can locate. I say that's enough -- enjoy what you're doing as long as you can!

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Mar 15, 2017 14:46:03   #
cambriaman Loc: Central CA Coast
 
An eye for composition by the photographer can be inborn or can be learned but the shooter needs it to get good images regardless of the equipment.

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Mar 15, 2017 14:57:04   #
JustMePB Loc: Currently Indian Trail, NC.
 
mentor38 wrote:
I taught beginning and advanced photography for several years and often had students who could afford, and bought, the latest in equipment, but were and would always be lousy photographers. It wasn't their fault in many cases because they never studied composition or lighting or any of the other things that characterize good photographers -- but they sure had the best equipment. I am always amazed by the members of this group who gladly specify the kind of equipment they own but never talk about their work. To me, it's like a woodworker bragging about the shop equipment he owns, but an inspection of his work shows that he doesn't produce better quality products than someone with much cheaper tools.

When I was a teenager I worked in an auto repair shop where the owner paid more attention to the quality of work the workers produced than he did to their toolboxes. Sometimes, he said, a better toolbox just meant they had better credit or more money in their pockets that the other mechanics.

Just observing.
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Mar 15, 2017 15:27:39   #
zoomphoto Loc: Seattle, WA USA
 
mentor38 wrote:
I taught beginning and advanced photography for several years and often had students who could afford, and bought, the latest in equipment, but were and would always be lousy photographers. It wasn't their fault in many cases because they never studied composition or lighting or any of the other things that characterize good photographers -- but they sure had the best equipment. I am always amazed by the members of this group who gladly specify the kind of equipment they own but never talk about their work. To me, it's like a woodworker bragging about the shop equipment he owns, but an inspection of his work shows that he doesn't produce better quality products than someone with much cheaper tools.

When I was a teenager I worked in an auto repair shop where the owner paid more attention to the quality of work the workers produced than he did to their toolboxes. Sometimes, he said, a better toolbox just meant they had better credit or more money in their pockets that the other mechanics.

Just observing.
I taught beginning and advanced photography for se... (show quote)


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Mar 15, 2017 15:37:47   #
Bill_de Loc: US
 
zoomphoto wrote:
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Nice work. I really like "Unseen"

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Mar 15, 2017 16:01:05   #
zoomphoto Loc: Seattle, WA USA
 
Bill_de wrote:
Nice work. I really like "Unseen"

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Thanks.

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Mar 15, 2017 16:09:17   #
HeatherM
 
tinplater wrote:
On the other hand, there are loads of folks out there with poor equipment who take horrific photos and many could do better with better equipment. Out of a musical family, Steinway pianos were played by many of my dad's students who could make equally awful sounds with their grands. However nothing wrong with owning good equipment. My camera gear is at a level way above my talent as a photographer, but I keep trying to use it more effectively.


Thanks!

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Mar 15, 2017 16:15:58   #
n3eg Loc: West coast USA
 
mentor38 wrote:
I am always amazed by the members of this group who gladly specify the kind of equipment they own but never talk about their work. To me, it's like a woodworker bragging about the shop equipment he owns, but an inspection of his work shows that he doesn't produce better quality products than someone with much cheaper tools.


Hey, I have good cameras and they're sitting on a nice large table that I built. But those are just hobbies.

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Mar 15, 2017 16:20:26   #
Haydon
 
People should be allowed to buy what equipment they wish without judgment. Admittedly gear isn't the end all in making great pictures but in difficult times better gear can make an image easier. I'd like to see cellphone cameras take BIF images that are sharp without blur. Cameras are tools and it's much easier driving a nail with a hammer instead of wrench.

Personally I see this thread essentially as an act to stir comment not much different from the Nikon vs Canon, Mirrorless vs DSLR or filter vs non filter. It's clickbait that have successfully hooked 9 pages of comment including myself.

Often when the OP makes borderline trollish judgments right from the beginning, the responses remain endless for days. I'm now offically done ;)

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