I doubt all pros in photography are equipped with the finest. In my neck of the woods, it seems to be a lot like the music scene. Full time local musicians are poor as church mice, and so are many full time photographers. In both cases, the equipment would be considered marginal by many. Yet the church mice musicians can typically play rings around the well-to-do that trot out their Martin or Jimi Hendrix Fender guitars.
I've watched the Cincinnati music scene for a long time, and I _thought_ I had equipment lust well under control when I started photography.
Then, of course, I met Y'ALL and got a bug up my butt for primes, MXs, winders, and Lorry Nose what else.
Sigh..... Lon
Mike Nosal wrote:
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I've seen people resent those with better equipment than themselves, saying you can't be a pro just by buying pro-equipment. And others who disdain those with lesser equipment, saying if you don't have the absolute top of the line, "you're just a wannabe and don't have money riding on it." or "you're not a player."
Forget the gear snobbery. Just go take some photos.
Cheers, -- Mike
