Carl S wrote:
Seems to me that the camera is a tool, nothing more, nothing less; and in the hands of a skilled (or lucky) photographer it is capable of producing a fine image. As has been frequently said: "The best camera is the one you have with you!" In my mind, it is the photographer behind the lens, not the camera in front of the photographer. Poor Ansel Adams had to hand-carry his huge 8 x 10 camera up mountains, and he did a pretty good job of producing world-class images. This argument to me makes as much sense are arguing about hammers sold by Lowe's or Home Depot!
Seems to me that the camera is a tool, nothing mor... (
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Sheeeesh! I just spent the better part of a week researching hammers, making A-B comparisons, learning the composition of the metals used in each and now I learn it doesn't matter?