> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Scott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > This pure speculation on my part, but I suspect that there > are amateurs > and there are amateurs. Probably the greatest percentage of, say, slr > type amateurs are those who buy a kit consisting of an entry > level slr > and the 1 or 2 cheap zooms bundled with it. I suspect most of them > consider themselves covered from that point on. > > Then there are the more dedicated amateurs with deeper > pockets or more > drive who feel compelled to find the most capable tools available to > craft their shots (and, of course, equipment fetishists and > collectors > who are as fascinated with the tools as they are with the ends the > tools are capable of) > > I'd guess that Mike is thinking of amateurs in the first sense rather > than the second.
Ah, but he cant be because he talks of sticking with pretty much a limited number of primes. This is more likely the second group. > > I wholeheartedly agree when he says: > > > > "the exercise of picking one prime lens and shooting with it > > exclusively > > until you've forgotten what other lenses feel like is a learning > > experience that you will carry with you for the rest of your life" > > I think the same could be said of foot binding, a good > beating, and any > number of other experiences one can carry for a lifetime, too. <g> Good point!
