Den 25. sep. 2005 kl. 16.31 skrev Tom Reese:
Don Sanderson wrote:
I no longer own crappy tools, I feel they pretty
much guarantee a crappy job.
However, that mortise job can be done as well with
a good, sharp $10.00 chisel or a $1000.00 mortise
router setup.
For me the chisel makes more sense, it takes too
long to learn and setup the router for the few
mortise jobs I do.
If I were a pro I'd want the $1000.00 job.
I feel Pentax cameras fall into the chisel cata-
gory, wonder if they'll ever build a "router"
DSLR?
For now I'm pretty happy with their chisels. ;-)
This analogy doesn't work. The wood is always available to the
carpenter and
it doesn't move. Nature photographers might have to wait three
hours for an
opportunity to get the shot. When it finally comes, that
opportunity might
only last a few seconds. Wildlife photography is a specialized
application
and it requires special tools. With better tools, the photographer
will get
more good shots. That's critical when he's doing it to put food on the
table.
Wood is not always wood. When my brother wanted a new guitar he went
to an instrument maker and chose a piece of wood. It was stored for
one year because it had to settle before the guitar was made.
The good photographer needs to know his subject, as well as his tool,
and the former is the most important. That´s why I don´t like
indications that a good tool is all you need. A good photographer
may get better pictures with less equipment, because he knows how
to use the limitations for his purpose.
DagT
