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Mar 23, 2018 06:55:47 #
I disagree - knowing what the camera's setting were can give me a start for my next similar- either to do or not to do.
Mar 23, 2018 07:05:45 #
Tomcat5133
Loc: Gladwyne PA
I had that camera and it was a little gem. Enjoy it. I think the technology and durability of image making equipment is important.
If you are very enthusiastic amateur shooter you will use you gear a lot and you want durability and performance without interruption.
If you are me who does some money work and some artistic images you have to make many tough decisions.
I selected an Sony XDCAM a few years ago to shoot high end footage considered pro. Found the PXW-X70 and it works beautifully.
I have Sony mirrorless cameras and they perform very well. And the pricing is pretty good. I might have liked a Canon video and
DSLR with their lens but that was out of my price range. Their are tripods for heavy use. Sachtler etc. So all decisions are
made I believe on price, performance and what you will use your gear for. Good luck.
If you are very enthusiastic amateur shooter you will use you gear a lot and you want durability and performance without interruption.
If you are me who does some money work and some artistic images you have to make many tough decisions.
I selected an Sony XDCAM a few years ago to shoot high end footage considered pro. Found the PXW-X70 and it works beautifully.
I have Sony mirrorless cameras and they perform very well. And the pricing is pretty good. I might have liked a Canon video and
DSLR with their lens but that was out of my price range. Their are tripods for heavy use. Sachtler etc. So all decisions are
made I believe on price, performance and what you will use your gear for. Good luck.
Mar 23, 2018 07:07:10 #
Thanks! And all this time I have been stepping on the cable release with my big toe. No wonder why my photos are not selling. Many thanks for the tip :)
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Mar 23, 2018 07:20:21 #
I also think aperture, shutter speed, and ISO are helpful but only if the final picture and that right out of the camera are the very similar, otherwise it does me no good.
Mar 23, 2018 07:27:53 #
I know what my camera is doing at all times.
(using "hunt and peck" typing method on a Dell keyboard).
(using "hunt and peck" typing method on a Dell keyboard).
Mar 23, 2018 07:43:53 #
Mar 23, 2018 07:45:48 #
melismus wrote:
Can't help wondering if somebody gets paid for mentioning tripods, etc.
The magazine is in the business of making money. Whether the person who took the photo rambled on about equipment for sure the editor would mention what equipment he used as verification to already in place advertisers and how they would mention their product to potential advertisers.
Mar 23, 2018 07:53:06 #
leftj
Loc: Texas
Frank G. wrote:
This editorial observation is not directed at any ... (show quote)
It really doesn't matter if the photographer knew what all the settings were when shooting the picture but it can be valuable to some to know what the settings were after the fact for a picture that turned out well or if it did not turn out well.
Mar 23, 2018 07:57:14 #
LWW
Loc: Banana Republic of America
melismus wrote:
Can't help wondering if somebody gets paid for mentioning tripods, etc.
Of course they do, it’s a marketing plug and helps keep the cost of the the magazine down.
The technical settings are a guide on how to replicate the shot.
Trust me great wildlife shots don’t happen with random shutter/aperture settings.
Mar 23, 2018 07:58:23 #
spraguead
Loc: Boston, MA
Frank G. wrote:
Hmmm, I wonder what kind of brushes Picasso used.
A very long time ago, I was a fine art major. And I know that many I had worked with researched such things. Along with what kind of ingredients were used to create Rembrandt's blue paints and such. It matters. And in photography so does ISO, shutter speeds, lens focal length etc. Unless you're looking at the work you create through the fog of your own ego, it can always be better. That's art. A subject most people know nothing about.
Mar 23, 2018 08:04:03 #
jstpsgthruyrwrld wrote:
I like to get all that info, but that's just me.
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Mar 23, 2018 08:45:34 #
Remember, you are referring to magazines. They derive their income, as do some Photographers, from advertising and sponsorship from various equipment vendors. The exposure info and emulsion info was informative to the reader. All the Equipment info provides GAS fodder and contributes to the notion that ONLY the premium equipment is capable of making photographs worthy of publication in "Over Pretentious Photography," a magazine for Advanced Enthusiasts (AKA more money than brains) and Distinguished Professionals.
I subscribed to a few over the years. I like You Tube better.
C
I subscribed to a few over the years. I like You Tube better.
C
Mar 23, 2018 08:51:06 #
Photocraig wrote:
Remember, you are referring to magazines. They der... (show quote)
Today editing expertise is as important as the camera used. Ansel Adams made his name in the dark room. The possibilities of a RAW image cannot be overstated.
Mar 23, 2018 08:57:24 #
itsnoelb
Loc: Edgewater, FL. Originally: FLINT. MI.
I find that info helpful. Not all of it, but camera ,lens and settings Deffinetly can be.
Mar 23, 2018 09:09:39 #
jstpsgthruyrwrld wrote:
I like to get all that info, but that's just me.
Ditto!
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