----- Original Message ----- From: "Margo Ellen Gesser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 7:41 PM Subject: Re: New Pentax speculation
You're absolutely correct Margo. It's just that some people are more interested in the image they project rather than the images they take. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Hi, > > I'm going to jump in here. I just stated my second year of Photography at > the fine local Community College. Today I met with my instructor and > discussed, amongst other things, my bad case of camera envy (I have a MZ-3 > as opposed to an MZ-S or one of the high end Canons or Nikons). Dave assured > me that a good photographer with a Soviet-era Practika can take a better > picture than someone fumbling with a Nikon F5. All you need is a sharp lens > and an accurate light meter. Technique is far more important that equipment, > and that one of the dumbest questions student ask visiting pro photographers > is what brand and make of camera they use! > > > I think high-end equipment gives a photographer advantages, (and makes one > LOOK like a pro) but does not necessarily make him/her a better > photographer. Which isn't to say I wouldn't joyously drop several thousand > of our measly little Canadian Dollars on some great bodies/lenses/other gear > if I could! > > Margo > >
