Even if she were teaching sports photography. When I was taking
Photojournalism the instructor, the photography editor at the Providence
Journal, (at the time probably the best Newspaper in New England),
commented that my Spotmatic was the preferred camera of the sports
photographers on the paper.
On 3/30/2010 10:27 AM, Miserere wrote:
So now your 365 is over you just can't put the camera down, huh? :-)
Whenever I am in that situation, it tends to be a Canon Digital Rebel
shooter who is questioning my choice. I start off by asking how much
they paid for their camera, which is usually around $700. Then I hand
them my K10D and proceed to eloquently point out all the features it
has which their digital rebel lacks (image stabilisation, weather
seals, good VF, two e-dials, in-camera JPEG developing, DNG
capability, quick access *buttons*, TAv, the feel and solidity of a
real camera, etc, etc, etc). Then I take my camera back and say: It
cost the same as *your* camera.
You'll be surprised how this technique still works even today, when I
compare my 2006 K10D with 2009 digital rebels.
In a classroom setting such as yours, I would actually be insulted
that the *TEACHER* would be prejudiced in that fashion. Any teacher
who doesn't know what Pentax stands for in the World of Photography
should not be teaching classes. If she were teaching sports
photography, it might be another story, but she isn't. You can take
portraits with a toilet paper roll, some glass and film in a box if
you really need to.
But welcome back to the group, Christine :-)
--M.
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