truckster wrote:
And you got a few simple answers, and one much more detailed answer. Even though you asked the question, there are others here that might like to know a little more ... (that would be me, for one)
We see it here all the time, people get caught up with technical specs or what lens do I need to shoot "whatever" ... for us hobbyists, the best advice is just get out there and shoot with what you have.
I was just going to let it go, but when I saw Hal, and heard him asking, "just what do you think you're doing, Dave?", I had second thoughts.
First of all, without maybe going into a lot of detail, and assuming that I might be in the market for one of those little cameras, how do I know ahead of time, which camera may be most suitable for the type of picture taking that I will mainly be focusing on. And that is vast scenery shots. When I take that picture, I want it to be as vast in it's content as I can afford.
I'm 70 years old, and I've been taking pictures since my mom and dad bought me a Kodak Starflash, 60 years ago. I take good pictures. I get comments like, "Wow man!!! Nice shot!!! That's all I ever wanted, or needed. For me to achieve that level of noteriety, I have to do the best I can. And I always try to do the best I can, while attempting to deal somewhat effectively with my financial restrictions. I knew a guy once that wanted to play guitar. Whenever he got stumped, and couldn't play properly, he blamed the guitar, and went out and bought another one. He has many, many guitars, some very expensive, and he still can't play. Tommy Emmanuel could blow him away with a $29.99 Amazon.com guitar.
Excuse me. I diverge. Getting back to my point. Of those two crappy snap-shots, the one on the right shows more sky (or it could be a lake, or maybe the ocean). Also, in the same picture, I see 3 windows in the dormer on the right, and all of the dormer+ on the left. That, necessary to me detail, is absent in the picture to the left. Both cameras, sitting on the counter in the camera shop, have essentially the same information on the lens, and in the specs. If I knew ahead of time how these pictures would turn out, and I made my purchase based on that point, the one on the right would win.
Is there some way to make an educated guess, and thereby stand a very good chance of getting what I want. Or, is it simply a case of buying as many guitars as you think you might need, to be a rock star?
Thanks...............Dave..........PS...Unless I'm missing something, you're never going to see 3 windows in the right hand dormer, in the left hand picture, no matter how much contrast, or colour, of focus you want to inject into the equation. But what do I know?