Let me spin this another way: The limiting factor in the quality of the pictures I take is not the quality of the camera I take them with.
However, quite likely some combination of longer lenses and faster lenses/senses would allow me to take some pictures that at the moment I just can't take. - Tim On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- > 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.
