my cooking improved enormously when I bought decent pots > After the meal, ask the chef what brand of pots were used because it > tasted great... > > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 2:12 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 1/27/2011 7:03 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote: > >> > >> My real objection is generalizations like "equipment doesn't > matter". > >> For some shots it doesn't matter and for some it does. My opinion > is > >> that for a great majority it does make a difference. Better > equipment > >> is far less likely to be inappropriate for a particular photographic > >> situation than lousy equipment. > > > > Steven, I am thinking of the following /almost/ real life situations: > > > > 1. Somebody talking to Picasso - "Maestro, your brushes have most > wonderful > > strokes in them". > > > > 2. Someone talking to Ferdinand Porsche - "Sir, the steering wheel of > your > > cars is so round, I cannot help but drive faster". > > > > 3. Someone talking to (well choose whatever haut couture grand master > you > > wish) - "Your needles make so wonderfully beautiful clothes"... > > > > I hope you catch my drift, Steve. > > > > Equipment, IMO (not so humble) does matter only if the one who uses > it knows > > exactly what they are doing. I cannot draw like Picasso or drive like > well > > known Stig or even cook like chief Ramsey no matter what canvas or > race > > track or kitchen you would put in front of me. Now, it will take > great deal > > of self-understanding and self-honesty to realize and admit that > there is a > > limit to the gear one is going to use to one's benefit whereas above > that > > limit it won't be for the quality of the outcome, but for other > reasons - > > that of collectible factor, that of social status, that of pleasure > of using > > ("buttery smooth focusing ring" epithets come to mind), etc. > > > > Boris > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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.
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