Better equipment quite obvkously wouldn't make much difference here. The shot is in full sun and presents no huge equipment challenges. However, if taken with an inferior lens that lacked sharpness it wouldn't be as nice as it is. And it is quite nice. And of course if it were to be used on a billboard, taking it with a medium format camera would probably yield a better result for that purpose.
However, the point some have been trying to make is that there are situations that can tax one's equipment. For example, I was unable to achieve decent results in the very dim lighting of the pool hall with either the K20 or the K7. In fact, the K20 wouldn't even lock focus in that light, and the ISO 6400 pics from both cameras were quite noisy. The K-5, being better suited to lo-light photography in terms of both noise and autofocus, allowed me to take better photos. I find this a silly discussion. Of course, better equipment won't always help one take better photos. But there are times when it will. What could possibly be more obvious? Paul On Jan 30, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > For those that think better equipment makes a photographer better (and > assuming he would then take better images) I throw this out for you to tell > me how 'better' equipment would make this a better photo. > > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=12483032 > > Taken with K20D, 70-210mm SMC Pentax F. 1/30 f16, ISO 200 on Gitzo 3530LS > with Bogen > mini gear head, other than the tripod, not exactly hi end gear. the K20D is > not 'as good' as say a > K-5, the 70-210 Pentax is good but not a superior lens. > > Do I need a better camera body or lens or what and what effect will they have > on this image. > > Should I have taken the money I spent on 2 weeks in Utah and bought better > equipment? > > ; - ) > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > -- > 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.
