Dpreview, not just whores, but CHEAP whores to boot!
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From: Val Hallah on 20 May 2010 12:01 On May 20, 4:52 pm, Bruce <docnews2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 19 May 2010 23:06:02 -0700 (PDT), Val Hallah > > <michaelnewp...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >On May 20, 3:23 am, RichA <rander3...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> First off, Dpreview gets shafted by Sony, who release the NEX cameras > >> to other sites to review. Then, Dpreview gets hold of the camera, > >> finds out the 16mm f2.8 lens is a DOG (I presume) and tries to hide > >> the fact from their readers by only using sample shots taken at narrow > >> apertures! Then Sony, after other sites "outed" the lens as being a > >> turkey, issues a statement that the lenses are all pre-production. > >> Dpreview dutifully publishes it. I'm surprised there aren't little > >> cardboard cards with pictures of Phil Askey littering phone booths in > >> Britain... > > >thats why you need an Olympus sp800uz > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/40732837(a)N07/ > > No-one *needs* an Olympus sp800uz, as your images prove. They are > nice snapshots, with some quite competent composition, but what you > need is a camera that gives you some real creative control. > > Specifically, you need a camera that allows you to differentiate the > subject from the background by defocusing the background leaving the > subject in sharp focus. Unfortunately, using the wrong camera has > spoiled what would have been much better images if shot with the right > camera. > > What you need is a camera with a much larger sensor. Four Thirds (or > Micro Four Thirds) should be the absolute minimum size of sensor for > creative work. You may want to consider a camera with a slightly > larger APS-C size sensor, such as the new Sony NEX series or most > prosumer DSLRs, or even a full frame DSLR. > > The more limited depth of field that you get with a larger sensor will > allow you to concentrate on the subject and blur the background, > giving the subject much greater prominence. > > The images that would have benefitted include P5160001, 02, 03, 09, > 15, 16 and 22 among others. > > You have a good eye for subjects and composition. It's a pity to > waste your talents by using a camera that limits your creativity. ....still for GBP 270 its an excellent camera with a very long lens....
From: Bruce on 20 May 2010 12:35 On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:52 -0700 (PDT), Val Hallah <michaelnewport(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >On May 20, 4:52�pm, Bruce <docnews2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> You have a good eye for subjects and composition. �It's a pity to >> waste your talents by using a camera that limits your creativity. > >...still for GBP 270 its an excellent camera with a very long lens.... No, it's a cheap camera with a very long lens that gives very poor results for anyone with any creativity. You are far more talented as a photographer than you are at choosing equipment.
From: John Navas on 20 May 2010 12:46 On Thu, 20 May 2010 17:35:52 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in <c3pav51a5ejrj9k5fqdqksbv25sutmolo4(a)4ax.com>: >On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:01:52 -0700 (PDT), Val Hallah ><michaelnewport(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >>On May 20, 4:52�pm, Bruce <docnews2...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> You have a good eye for subjects and composition. �It's a pity to >>> waste your talents by using a camera that limits your creativity. >> >>...still for GBP 270 its an excellent camera with a very long lens.... > >No, it's a cheap camera with a very long lens that gives very poor >results for anyone with any creativity. > >You are far more talented as a photographer than you are at choosing >equipment. "A bad workman always blames his tools." [proverb] It's a common misconception that a great tool can make you a great workman. It can't. What matters is the workman, not the tool. Great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Stuffed Crust on 20 May 2010 13:16 In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: > "A bad workman always blames his tools." [proverb] > > It's a common misconception that a great tool can make you a great > workman. It can't. What matters is the workman, not the tool. > Great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. Yeah, you can use a screwdriver as a chisel, sometimes wih decent-ish results, but that dosn't change the fact that with a real chisel you'll get better results considerably more easily -- and it'll also let you do things that simply weren't possible with a screwdriver. Assuming you know what you're doing. - Solomon -- Solomon Peachy pizza at shaftnet dot org Melbourne, FL ^^ (mail/jabber/gtalk) ^^ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur.
From: John Navas on 20 May 2010 13:35
On 20 May 2010 17:16:21 GMT, Stuffed Crust <pizza(a)spam.shaftnet.org> wrote in <4bf56e65$0$15394$9a6e19ea(a)unlimited.newshosting.com>: >In rec.photo.digital.slr-systems John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >> "A bad workman always blames his tools." [proverb] >> >> It's a common misconception that a great tool can make you a great >> workman. It can't. What matters is the workman, not the tool. >> Great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. > >Yeah, you can use a screwdriver as a chisel, sometimes wih decent-ish >results, but that dosn't change the fact that with a real chisel you'll >get better results considerably more easily -- and it'll also let you do >things that simply weren't possible with a screwdriver. Assuming you >know what you're doing. Flawed analogy, as I'm sure you know. ;) Again, great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. -- Best regards, John Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer, it makes you a dSLR owner. "The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams |