Very eloquently put, Godfrey. You have a way with words. -- Bruce
Thursday, June 15, 2006, 11:18:53 AM, you wrote: GD> The sentiment has been etched in electrons a bazillion times. GD> Technical quality is different from aesthetic quality. Sometimes an GD> aesthetically pleasing result is awful technically. And vice versa. GD> RAW format's added dynamic range and ease of use *while shooting* GD> makes it more likely that I will get the results I want, technically. GD> It's larger size and additional processing requirements puts a burden GD> on storage devices and processing power, but I'm willing to accept GD> those disadvantages for the advantages it offers. GD> None of that affects whether I can see photographs, from an aesthetic GD> standpoint. But if what I see cannot be captured with the dynamic GD> range and settings I have at my disposal using JPEG storage, then GD> it's compromising my ability to render those aesthetic qualities. GD> I do agree with: "it's not the gear that is keeping me from making GD> better photos". The capabilities of even the least capable DSLR GD> available today are generally beyond the abilities of most GD> photographers to exploit them all the way, except for specific GD> features targeted at various niche needs (like fast sequences for GD> racing work) or convenience desires. That's why I have no problems GD> using the low end Pentax DS bodies to produce my work. Nobody has GD> complained about the technical quality of the prints I've shown. GD> Godfrey GD> On Jun 15, 2006, at 9:32 AM, UncaMikey wrote: >> Bingo! I think this should be etched in electrons someplace >> prominently. >> >> PDML is a gear list, so the discussions focus on equipment, but >> this is >> exactly what I've noticed in the time I've followed the list (and >> every >> other photo discussion group). I have seen no correlation between >> equipment and image quality -- virtually every camera and lens, old >> and >> new, has produced both wonderful and terrible photographs. >> >> I am preaching to myself here, since I have to remind myself all the >> time that it's not the gear that is keeping me from making better >> photos. >> >> *>Unca Mikey >> >> --- Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> But I have not yet seen that the quality of images of people >>> shooting raw , from an aesthetic viewpoint, is any better >>> than those who are shooting jpgs or >>> film - and that is what I care most about. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
