On 5 Sep 2002 at 20:41, Margo Ellen Gesser wrote: > Hi, > > I'm going to jump in here. I just stated my second year of Photography at > the fine local Community College. Today I met with my instructor and > discussed, amongst other things, my bad case of camera envy (I have a MZ-3 > as opposed to an MZ-S or one of the high end Canons or Nikons). Dave assured me > that a good photographer with a Soviet-era Practika can take a better picture > than someone fumbling with a Nikon F5. All you need is a sharp lens and an > accurate light meter. Technique is far more important that equipment...
Hi Margo, I agree to an extent, no picture is good if it is inherently unattractive, however there are instances where better equipment will go a long way to improving the final image. One example that immediately springs to my mind are macro shots made using add on lenses, often they induce unpleasant and distracting coloured edge distortions. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
