frank theriault wrote: > On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 5:46 AM, Derby Chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://www.luminous-landscape.com/essays/cameras-matter.shtml >> >> >> -- > > This is a silly argument. You know what? They're both right. > > And they're both wrong. > > Kenny (fool tho' he can be) is merely trying to say that all the > wonderful equipment in the world isn't enough to make one a good > photographer. Good photos can be taken with mediocre equipment, and > bad photos can be taken with good equipment. > > Michael, on the other hand, is right insofar as good equipment helps a > good photographer realize his art or vision or whatever. And, no > matter what any luddite says, certain types of photography require > certain equipment. You need big glass if you want to go into the wild > and shoot lions or tigers (or bears). Headshot of a cougar with a > Diana? I don't think so... > > ;-) > > They're both right. And they're both stupid to argue about it. > Since when do we allow reason a voice around here? ;) Good points, though, Frank.
Continuing the discussion, Nick Brandt's photos of African wildlife were taken with a Pentax 67. In his Lenswork interview, http://www.nickbrandt.com/pdf/LensWork_Nov_05.pdf, he doesn't specifically state which lenses are used, but he does complain a little about losing the "soul" of an animal when it's photographed with a 500mm lens. This is a rather unorthodox approach to shooting wildlife, but it really kinda supports both sides of the aisle in one sense or another. -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
