Do you really need high-end gear?
Nov 9, 2018 08:03:00 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
The link below will take you to an interesting discussion and comparison of photos taken with an entry level camera and lens ($500) versus a $4,000 professional camera. After viewing this video, I felt much better about shooting with the two DSLR's (Pentax istDL & Pentax Kx) and budget lenses that I use.
https://www.shutterbug.com/content/can-pro-photographer-tell-difference-between-400-camera-vs-4000-camera-can-you-video
https://www.shutterbug.com/content/can-pro-photographer-tell-difference-between-400-camera-vs-4000-camera-can-you-video
Thanks for the link - really enjoyed that - Peter McKinnon is a great presenter.
Nov 9, 2018 09:38:15 #
Nov 9, 2018 10:54:11 #
Expensive cameras generally make it more convenient to take photo's with their easy to get to buttons for fast changes to cameras settings, but you can also take just as good photo's with a cheaper camera if you don't mind spending a little more time at it. You just have to pay a price for the convenience.
Nov 9, 2018 11:22:37 #
Ched49 wrote:
Expensive cameras generally make it more convenient to take photo's with their easy to get to buttons for fast changes to cameras settings, but you can also take just as good photo's with a cheaper camera if you don't mind spending a little more time at it. You just have to pay a price for the convenience.
It's not just convenience. For example, if you have a cheap camera with lousy high ISO performance, you won't be able to take good low light photos.
Nov 9, 2018 11:46:41 #
Nov 9, 2018 12:30:19 #
90% of my pictures come out of my G16 Canon I bought as a refurb several years back. LOL! My high end is a Canon 3Ti with 4 lens for it. Sigh!
Nov 9, 2018 12:34:11 #
achesley wrote:
90% of my pictures come out of my G16 Canon I bought as a refurb several years back. LOL! My high end is a Canon 3Ti with 4 lens for it. Sigh!
My high end is a T1i.
Nov 9, 2018 12:56:41 #
Cyberkinesis70
Loc: Northern Colorado
In the video he said, you have to consider what the use is when choosing a camera. I think that is enough. Besides, just starting out, why buy a $5000 camera just to learn how to take good pictures. The camera isn't the essential element, it's the photographer. I took great pictures with a 110 Instamatic. I couldn't enlarge them very much, but they were nice in a scrapbook.
Nov 9, 2018 14:00:10 #
Nov 9, 2018 14:02:38 #
zug55
Loc: Naivasha, Kenya, and Austin, Texas
Longshadow wrote:
My high end is a T1i.
My high end camera was a T1i for years. (My son still uses it.) I thought that it did a great job for me at the time. Then I got a D7100. And I noticed the improvement in IQ. Now I shoot with an A7 III. And I noticed the improvement over the D7100. What is more, my joy in photography has been rekindled by the A7 III.
This is a personal question. If your camera does what you want it to do don't look for another one. So there is no one good answer to the question whether we need high-end gear. The answer really depends on what you want your camera to do for you.
Nov 9, 2018 15:02:23 #
AirWalter
Loc: Tipp City, Ohio
The best pictures I ever took were the ones I got from My Canonette when I was stationed in Korea back in 1962-1963 with Kodachrome 64. The colors always poped, as folks say. The clarity was great. Strangest thing was I never once needed anything like photoshop or lightroom to change a bunch of things that the camera captured for Me.
Nov 9, 2018 15:22:08 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Of course we don't need it, but we want it. Same thing. :)
Nov 9, 2018 15:25:21 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
Yes, I understand that but how many pixels does a photographer really need or how high an iso? Most entry level DSLR's can handle moderate low light shooting pretty well. I'm talking about casual walk around shooting, it's nice to have a camera that has buttons to push for settings rather than dive into the menu.It's not just convenience. For example, if you have a cheap camera with lousy high ISO performance, you won't be able to take good low light photos.
Nov 9, 2018 15:26:30 #
zug55 wrote:
My high end camera was a T1i for years. (My son st... (show quote)
Some people will benefit greatly from a higher end camera, some of us probably would like to have one, but do not necessarily need one, like me. And there are people who are quite content with what they are using.
Nov 9, 2018 22:14:59 #
burkphoto wrote:
So true. br br In high school, I dated the daught... (show quote)
Bill,
Very good parable. Don't know if it's true, but it still is a very good learning moment. Thanks. jak
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