Aug 23, 2004, 08:38
Hey Ruf and Polly - nice to see you people (and dogs).
Well - I don't really agree with Dewey's concern. It is the photographer that makes the photo and not the equipment. My best stuff so far has been done with my S40 - hardly a pro camera. Hmm - I suppose that is actually an agreement and not a disagreement.
Still - the barrier to being a pro should be talent and not the cost of equipment - right?
I read somewhere a point by you as well that the "average" photographer only needs image stabilization in 5% of photos. That depends. I tend to shoot at ISO 50 and 64 - so I use it a LOT more than 5%. I think that feature is the best thing since sliced bread - and even if you don't use it much - it saves carrying a tripod everywhere when lighting is not ideal.
Well - I don't really agree with Dewey's concern. It is the photographer that makes the photo and not the equipment. My best stuff so far has been done with my S40 - hardly a pro camera. Hmm - I suppose that is actually an agreement and not a disagreement.
Still - the barrier to being a pro should be talent and not the cost of equipment - right?
I read somewhere a point by you as well that the "average" photographer only needs image stabilization in 5% of photos. That depends. I tend to shoot at ISO 50 and 64 - so I use it a LOT more than 5%. I think that feature is the best thing since sliced bread - and even if you don't use it much - it saves carrying a tripod everywhere when lighting is not ideal.