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From: John Navas on 24 May 2010 12:54 On Sat, 22 May 2010 09:29:48 -0400, "Peter" <peternew(a)nospamoptonline.net> wrote in <4bf7dc7e$0$28772$8f2e0ebb(a)news.shared-secrets.com>: >"Dudley Hanks" <dhanks(a)blind-apertures.ca> wrote in message >news:KlGJn.4430$Z6.779(a)edtnps82... > >> Those were the days ... >> >> Not that hardcore pro's don't still use multiple cams, but a good fast >> zoom can really cut down on the neck strain ... > >I still carry at least two bodies. One for wide angle and general the other >for telephoto. There are times when you just can't change the lens fast >enough. And that's why I usually carry only one body, a compact digital super-zoom. -- Best regards, John
From: John Navas on 24 May 2010 12:59 On Fri, 21 May 2010 20:26:47 +0100, Bruce <docnews2011(a)gmail.com> wrote in <m9ndv5pg3thqcht2jkjikqau0t3lmab15e(a)4ax.com>: >On Fri, 21 May 2010 11:14:29 -0700 (PDT), Val Hallah ><michaelnewport(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >>On May 21, 7:48�pm, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> >>wrote: >>> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >>> drugs began to take hold. I remember John Navas >>> <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> saying something like: >>> >>> >Again, great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. >>> >>> Up to a point. >>> A great -once in a lifetime- pic can be taken on a cheapy pos if it's >>> the only one to hand during an unrepeatable event. >>> Otoh, carrying something more capable around will greatly increase the >>> chances of getting something worthwhile in the majority of situations. >> >>....yeah, just wait til I change the lens.... > >It doesn't matter how many times you mention your precious camera, it >will never give you any creative control over depth of field. Your >posted images amply demonstrate that. My compact digital super-zoom gives me the depth of field *I* need. As always, YMMV. -- 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: John Navas on 24 May 2010 13:01 On Sat, 22 May 2010 14:06:54 -0700 (PDT), DanP <dan.petre(a)gmail.com> wrote in <a3e49a9a-ee23-4c9e-bbef-d769d519f72c(a)a16g2000vbr.googlegroups.com>: >On 21 May, 19:14, Val Hallah <michaelnewp...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> On May 21, 7:48�pm, Grimly Curmudgeon <grimly4REM...(a)REMOVEgmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >> > drugs began to take hold. I remember John Navas >> > <spamfilt...(a)navasgroup.com> saying something like: >> >> > >Again, great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. >> >> > Up to a point. >> > A great -once in a lifetime- pic can be taken on a cheapy pos if it's >> > the only one to hand during an unrepeatable event. >> > Otoh, carrying something more capable around will greatly increase the >> > chances of getting something worthwhile in the majority of situations. >> >> ....yeah, just wait til I change the lens.... > >If you could change lens you could take a picture like this at f/1.8 >http://www.flickr.com/photos/danpetre/4295709063/ Nice photo. But as always, YMMV. I get available light shots without having to change lenses. -- 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: John Navas on 24 May 2010 13:03 On Fri, 21 May 2010 11:27:53 -0700, Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> wrote in <2010052111275380278-savageduck1(a)REMOVESPAMmecom>: >On 2010-05-21 10:48:50 -0700, Grimly Curmudgeon ><grimly4REMOVE(a)REMOVEgmail.com> said: > >> We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the >> drugs began to take hold. I remember John Navas >> <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> saying something like: >> >>> Again, great photos can be taken with pretty much *any* camera. >> >> Up to a point. >> A great -once in a lifetime- pic can be taken on a cheapy pos if it's >> the only one to hand during an unrepeatable event. >> Otoh, carrying something more capable around will greatly increase the >> chances of getting something worthwhile in the majority of situations. > >Agreed. >The magnificent accident can happen with any camera. However the odds >of increasing the likelihood of capturing those good images improves >with more capable equipment, knowledge of that equipment, constant self >criticism, and training. Again the myth that great equipment makes for great photographs. It doesn't. The *only* thing that improves the odds is the skill of the photographer. Nobody looks at a great photograph and says, "Wow, look at that Nikon image!" -- 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: John Navas on 24 May 2010 13:06
On Fri, 21 May 2010 19:12:38 -0700 (PDT), Rich <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote in <7eeb7f9f-a267-4805-b126-22886da9f6d2(a)f13g2000vbm.googlegroups.com>: >On May 21, 7:41�pm, R Davis <spaml...(a)anon.com> wrote: >> On Fri, 21 May 2010 18:48:50 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon >> >Up to a point. >> >A great -once in a lifetime- pic can be taken on a cheapy pos if it's >> >the only one to hand during an unrepeatable event. >> >Otoh, carrying something more capable around will greatly increase the >> >chances of getting something worthwhile in the majority of situations. >> >> I guess that's why we see all these blurry shots from front and back >> focusing problems, shots with too shallow DOF so the main subject is >> completely destroyed, poor exposure, poor composition, improper >> white-balances, tilted horizons, etc., on ad-infinauseum, being posted by >> all these people with their pride and joy DSLRs. Yes, their cameras sure do >> make them better photographers! > >The human eye doesn't see things in the kind of focus the average >crappy p&s does, it sees them with shallow DOF. Why use a camera that >produces a cluttered looking scene that takes emphasis off the main >subject? ... Group f/64 thinks otherwise. I consider that rather good company. ;) -- 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 |