Hello to all uhh members.
I was having a discussion with my wife yesterday and it got me thinking about the title of this post. I had just ordered some more equipment from Adorama and amazon.I got my Diffuser yesterday and my wife asked me what that was. I explained it to her.After the explanation she made a comment to me and said you will never stop buying for your photography. Now that my 4 kids are grown up now my 2 daughters out of collage both my sons in the military I have found some new found wealth(lol). The question still stands how much is to much. My total investment so far about $20,000 over the years. Not to bad considering it is photography. :-D :-D

Started off on Photoshop as soon as I went digital. A friend got me into it. It is intimidating, no doubt, however,
so is learning to drive at first, then it becomes second nature. Adobe was obviously aware of the intimidation factor( and others) and came out with PS little brother Elements.

PS is ideally a graphic artist platform, the photographers using it had a lot to do with lobbying for Lightroom.
I use PS and Lightroom for my photography.

I know cost is a factor for some and that is understandable, however you will never know what you are missing with PS, unless you give it a try.

I do believe you should use whatever you are comfortable with and does the job for you, for me it is Photoshop.

I do not mean to be rude, but, sorry Kota, if you or anyone else thinks that there was no manipulation of images back in the heyday of film, you are all sorely misinformed or mistaken.

You need to study the careers of the likes of William Mortensen, Man Ray or Molohy Nagy. They were three of the foremost photo manipulators of the 1930s and 40s. The photo magazines of the times were filled with the debates between purists like Ansel Adams, of the "F64 Group," and the avant garde types like Mortensen. Some of the printed comments were quite vicious.

Manipulation still occurs - it just uses newer methods. In the end, who cares? The final image is all that matters. If you are making photos for use as evidence in a legal proceeding, then manipulation is a no-no. Other than that, do as you will. As for something being "dishonest," well every image is a fraud, because the photographic medium has NEVER been able to present true reality, only an imitation or a semblance of reality.

RELAX - photography is an interesting journey. Enjoy the trip.

What Giugli said but of course you have to have a mirrorless Sony.

Sony mirrorless cameras have a very short (18mm) registration distance which means there is plenty of room to accommodate an adapter for just about any lens ever made. The Metabones adapter for Canon EF gives full control of Electronic aperture, EXIF, image stabilization, autofocus so all you Canon guys can buy a Sony A7/A7r and use your lenses with the best Sensors available. Word on the street says that many Pros have alredy done so.