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Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...-owners-youre-
idiots_n_2174844.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Tec hnology Probably there is some truth behind it, i.e. lots of DSLR shooters not knowing how to use their camera. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On 2012.11.24 05:13 , Alfred Molon wrote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...-owners-youre- idiots_n_2174844.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Tec hnology The advert is pretty crass. Notice that all the "victims" of this jerk are using Canon and Nikon cameras? It reminds me of the pitch by Olympus for the PEN EP-1 four-thirds camera. The ads had Kevin Spacey talking about DSLR's and all the gear and that "I don't want to be that guy." Much more subtle than what Sony is doing with this NEX advert. Maybe Sony _really_ want to get away from DSLRs. That said, during the photowalk in Montreal I did chat with a photographer (not in the photowalk) who asked why his Sekonic meter wasn't giving him the same reading as his camera. I sorted him out (maybe - he wanted the camera and meter to agree exactly - wasn't going to happen except by chance) but found that whoever taught him about exposure compensation did it from the point of view of using aperture or speed priority rather than from manual settings. Maybe I'm old fashioned but if you're teaching exposure the baseline should be manual, not semi-auto modes. -- "There were, unfortunately, no great principles on which parties were divided – politics became a mere struggle for office." -Sir John A. Macdonald |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
Alfred Molon wrote:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...-owners-youre- idiots_n_2174844.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Tec hnology Probably there is some truth behind it, i.e. lots of DSLR shooters not knowing how to use their camera. I think they are right of course. But a miracle has happened in the amateur realm. For a while now, professionals have been in competition with Uncle Harry with his big DSLR at weddings. He is always there, and shooting all of your poses and making his own wedding album and taking people's time and attention away from you. Well, miracle of miracles, nowadays they are all shooting everything with their phones! No more competition on image quality at least. And the people will pay a lot less attention to the amateur with the phone than the interloper with the Nikon. Hallelulia! Gary Eickmeier |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
In article , Alan Browne
says... The advert is pretty crass. Notice that all the "victims" of this jerk are using Canon and Nikon cameras? Of course. Would Sony make fun of its own customers? snip Maybe Sony _really_ want to get away from DSLRs. Well, the future is mirrorless anyway, i.e. the swinging mirror is a dying design. That's why Nikon and Canon have introduced their own mirrorless line. My brother plans to sell his Nikon D90 and keep only the Canon G1X mirrorless. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On 24-Nov-12 13:54, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Alan Browne says... The advert is pretty crass. Notice that all the "victims" of this jerk are using Canon and Nikon cameras? Of course. Would Sony make fun of its own customers? snip Maybe Sony _really_ want to get away from DSLRs. Well, the future is mirrorless anyway, i.e. the swinging mirror is a dying design. That's why Nikon and Canon have introduced their own mirrorless line. My brother plans to sell his Nikon D90 and keep only the Canon G1X mirrorless. He should probably wait for the next version of the G1X. The current one, while pretty good, was rush released. There is a lot of room for improvement. When that happens I might buy it as well-even though the Sony RX100 is pretty damn good. |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 09:57:49 -0500, Alan Browne
wrote: On 2012.11.24 05:13 , Alfred Molon wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...-owners-youre- idiots_n_2174844.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Tec hnology The advert is pretty crass. Notice that all the "victims" of this jerk are using Canon and Nikon cameras? It reminds me of the pitch by Olympus for the PEN EP-1 four-thirds camera. The ads had Kevin Spacey talking about DSLR's and all the gear and that "I don't want to be that guy." Much more subtle than what Sony is doing with this NEX advert. Maybe Sony _really_ want to get away from DSLRs. That said, during the photowalk in Montreal I did chat with a photographer (not in the photowalk) who asked why his Sekonic meter wasn't giving him the same reading as his camera. I sorted him out (maybe - he wanted the camera and meter to agree exactly - wasn't going to happen except by chance) but found that whoever taught him about exposure compensation did it from the point of view of using aperture or speed priority rather than from manual settings. Maybe I'm old fashioned but if you're teaching exposure the baseline should be manual, not semi-auto modes. Hell, when I was first shooting an SLR my "meter" was the little sheet of paper tha came with the film. |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:40:55 -0500, "Gary Eickmeier"
wrote: Alfred Molon wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...-owners-youre- idiots_n_2174844.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Tec hnology Probably there is some truth behind it, i.e. lots of DSLR shooters not knowing how to use their camera. I think they are right of course. But a miracle has happened in the amateur realm. For a while now, professionals have been in competition with Uncle Harry with his big DSLR at weddings. He is always there, and shooting all of your poses and making his own wedding album and taking people's time and attention away from you. Well, miracle of miracles, nowadays they are all shooting everything with their phones! No more competition on image quality at least. And the people will pay a lot less attention to the amateur with the phone than the interloper with the Nikon. Hallelulia! Pretty funny. I recently got an iPhone 5, and, well, the camera sucks unless conditions are optimal. And yes, fringing can be an issue to a great degree. I'll stick with a real camera. |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
In article , Pat McGroyn says...
He should probably wait for the next version of the G1X. He already bought one a few months ago. -- Alfred Molon ------------------------------ Olympus E-series DSLRs and micro 4/3 forum at http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MyOlympus/ http://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On 24-Nov-12 16:03, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , Pat McGroyn says... He should probably wait for the next version of the G1X. He already bought one a few months ago. It is a good camera for a first edition. Hope he is enjoying it. I am looking forward to an improved second version. Canon really has this market all to themselves considering Nikon did not make the P7700 with the APS-C sensor and Sony is using the 1" sensor. |
Sony tells DSLR shooters they're idiots
On Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:13:09 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012...r=Tec hnology Probably there is some truth behind it, i.e. lots of DSLR shooters not knowing how to use their camera. Well, there are lots of things I am still learning about by D300. -- Regards, Eric Stevens |
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