> I think this is a false dilemma. Guys in my office have phones with > 8MP cameras. My 18-month old phone has a 5MP camera. I suspect a good > lens and skill with photoshop is vastly more important than the > photographer being professional.
Sure, some kid with a 10MP phone can take a 300dpi front-page-sized picture of a UFO crashing down into the village green – but when the alien crawls out and asks to speak to Gordon Brown for the first time, do you, as a news editor, send the kid with the phone, or perhaps someone who has a bagfull of experience, a ladder, good elbows, and a record of never ever f****g up? - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
