You really want to upgrade your camera???
Dec 5, 2013 10:34:28 #
docjoque
Loc: SoCal
This is such BS! I can't believe people actually believe this stuff, let alone repeat it. Do all you people who concur really believe this, or is it a mantra you've forced yourself to believe after hearing it a so many seminars? It's just ridiculous. OF COURSE THE CAMERA MATTERS!
So Adams would take those world beaters with a Polaroid, huh? Michelangelo could have painted the Sistine Chapel with charcoal?
So Adams would take those world beaters with a Polaroid, huh? Michelangelo could have painted the Sistine Chapel with charcoal?
Dec 5, 2013 10:38:43 #
docjoque wrote:
This is such BS! I can't believe people actually believe this stuff, let alone repeat it. Do all you people who concur really believe this, or is it a mantra you've forced yourself to believe after hearing it a so many seminars? It's just ridiculous. OF COURSE THE CAMERA MATTERS!
So Adams would take those world beaters with a Polaroid, huh? Michelangelo could have painted the Sistine Chapel with charcoal?
So Adams would take those world beaters with a Polaroid, huh? Michelangelo could have painted the Sistine Chapel with charcoal?
I don't think that that is quite what anyone here is saying. It more like unless you are a particularly skilled photographer, or you're stuck with a particularly crappy camera, it is more likely that you are the limiting factor than that the camera is. A given bell or whistle on a camera may make it easy to do automatically what on a camera lacking it would take some extra mental and even physical effort on the part of the photographer. (I.e., some cameras do auto-bracketing, these days.) That may make a difference if you're photographing in a difficult environment, for instance.
And any differences between ordinary grade equipment and the high-end stuff are mainly likely to matter in the more challenging situations.
Dec 5, 2013 10:42:56 #
jsktb wrote:
My two hobbies are photography and golf. Can you imagine two hobbies that not only make you think you need to upgrade but make you want to upgrade more than these two?
Well, photography spoils nothing - golf spoils a good walk.
Dec 5, 2013 10:48:33 #
Delderby wrote:
Well, photography spoils nothing - golf spoils a good walk.
I enjoy my photography and I enjoy a new camera.
I don't think any new camera has made my photography worse. I still strive for more enjoyment!
That glass ought to have an amber coloured liquid in it with a name beginning with 'Glen..'
Dec 5, 2013 10:51:55 #
Delderby wrote:
Well, photography spoils nothing - golf spoils a good walk.
Also, what other two hobbies have you take a shot and the result is nothing like you expected.
Dec 5, 2013 11:02:55 #
docjoque
Loc: SoCal
rocketride wrote:
I don't think that that is quite what anyone here is saying. It more like unless you are a particularly skilled photographer, or you're stuck with a particularly crappy camera, it is more likely that you are the limiting factor than that the camera is.
And any differences between ordinary grade equipment and the high-end stuff are only likely to matter in the more challenging situations.
And any differences between ordinary grade equipment and the high-end stuff are only likely to matter in the more challenging situations.
Well, duh? But that's a given. Why do so many people have to repeat it?! Yes, we all know that spending 500k on a Stradavarius isn't going to make me a concert violinist.
But Mario Andretti couldn't win Indy in a Yugo. Sure, he could make it around the track, but.....
So can we just STOP already?! Every time I open Uglyhedgehog or whatever other photography site, there is the same lame topic. ENOUGH!!
Ok, so here it is: If you're not a good photographer, buying a great camera isn't going to make you much better. If you're a good photographer, your equipment can help or hinder.
Dec 5, 2013 11:11:46 #
I've read that it takes at least 10,000 hours to master an instrument and that includes photography, but that assumes that one has some talent. We all know it's the photographer behind the camera and not the camera that is the most important aspect of photography, but even a great photographer is handicapped without a decent camera and great glass.
Dec 5, 2013 12:16:27 #
jsktb wrote:
My two hobbies are photography and golf. Can you imagine two hobbies that not only make you think you need to upgrade but make you want to upgrade more than these two?
and about equally expensive...
Dec 5, 2013 12:58:34 #
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Dec 5, 2013 14:21:30 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
Sorry but I do not buy into this totally. I think it is at least an 18% gray area.
Dec 5, 2013 14:59:37 #
sirlensalot wrote:
Sorry but I do not buy into this totally. I think it is at least an 18% gray area.
Can't disagree. You have given it to me in black and white!
Dec 5, 2013 15:08:02 #
sirlensalot
Loc: Arizona
nairiam wrote:
Can't disagree. You have given it to me in black and white!
I am terribly sorry, but I think that may result in a total lack of saturation on this topic.
Dec 5, 2013 15:18:50 #
sirlensalot wrote:
I am terribly sorry, but I think that may result in a total lack of saturation on this topic.
I'll wait and see how this thread develops.
Dec 5, 2013 15:27:02 #
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