Denise Anderson wrote: > > > I don't intend to flame any one for a $2000 plus camera body but I'm > > wonder what any photographer gains by jumping up from a say my Nikon > S8008 and 8008s and the vunder bodies of a N90 or F5 or what ever costs > more than 2000 bucks? Where is the point of diminishing returns in > terms quality and flexibility of the higher price 35mm camera bodies.
That was my point in poking fun at Dave's note about the $2300 Nikon last week :) I have used Minolta X-700's (about $250) exclusively for many years and have had exceptional results with both the quality of the photos and the durability of the bodies. I can't see how all this expensive stuff benefits the average railfan, unless you want to be a "point and shoot" photographer. The extra cost seems to be for features that you need less and less as your photography skill increases. Sure, you can get computerized light meters with all this stuff about perimeter and center weighting, but what ever happened to your eyes and your instinct ?? I have'nt used a light meter for almost ten years (I don't even know if mine works !) and rarely over/under expose a shot, regardless of the conditions - and I use K25, which is'nt very forgiving in that area !! Robert Palmer -> SPORRS: 'Serious Photographers Of Railroad Related Subjects' -> Web Site: http://www.anet-stl.com/acphotog/sporrs/ -> Message © 1998 SPORRS® - All Rights Reserved
