JBRIII wrote:
First, agree, agree, agree.
Second, Like others, I am never going to shoot masterpieces, unless maybe astro or special stuff. But I take photos on trips and hate carrying lots of stuff. For most of my life, I rarely carried anything except for special events like shooting cave formations in low light using film. So carrying two cameras and lens got old real fast on plant tours, we climb up hill sides, etc. to often find the plants. So I got the Canon SX cameras for wide range, based on watching and talking with fellow travels. So for me, while masterpiecing would be nice, versalitity is tops.
Third, I think a lot of good photographers really know way more about cameras than I will ever know, so statements like you can do all that with manual settings, assuming you have the dexitery, knowledge, etc., on a 15 yr old camera while informative and interesting are not as important as how much of that can be done simplier on a new model, of course with $$$$$. For example, the latest review of tracking functiins on a Z9 were of real interest to me.
My point, some of us want/need to fill a need, which others can do already after years of experience, but we want it the easy way. That's my right, just it is anyone else's to try to find that exact wording needed in a small print, virtually unidexed manual, if there is one you don't have to print out first. I really enjoy all the info, but demeaning someone is just a trip by a fragile ego.
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I agree … Every human says and does things, buys or doesn’t buy new equipment, to fill a need or void, of which they may or may not have awareness. Whatever someone chooses to share on this forum is on them! How the reader/listener reacts to what is written is on them (the reader)!
I enjoy reading pros and cons of new and not-so-new equipment, but I enjoy much less comments with the intention of giving unhelpful criticism. I equally enjoy reading opinions on technique and creative ideas.