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Jack London, writer
Arnold Genthe, photographer London: "You must have a wonderful camera... It must be the best camera in the world... You must show me your camera." Genthe: "I have read your books, Jack, and I think they are important works of art. You must have a wonderful typewriter." http://www.boballenphotography.com/b...hoto2-2009.pdf -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:40:35 -0700, Paul Furman wrote:
: Jack London, writer : Arnold Genthe, photographer : : London: "You must have a wonderful : camera... It must be the best camera in the : world... You must show me your camera." : : Genthe: "I have read your books, Jack, and : I think they are important works of art. : You must have a wonderful typewriter." Not for a picosecond do I believe that conversation ever took place. But it makes a great yarn! Bob |
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Robert Coe wrote:
On Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:40:35 -0700, Paul Furman wrote: : Jack London, writer : Arnold Genthe, photographer : : London: "You must have a wonderful : camera... It must be the best camera in the : world... You must show me your camera." : : Genthe: "I have read your books, Jack, and : I think they are important works of art. : You must have a wonderful typewriter." Not for a picosecond do I believe that conversation ever took place. But it makes a great yarn! Probably not g just an instance of that line which I stumbled on. |
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"Annika1980" wrote in message ... Those that say that equipment doesn't matter are just as wrong as those that say that equipment is everything. As I progressed from a lowly Kodak Dc290 up through various Canon DSLRs (D60, 20D, 40D, 5D2) my photography has improved. Part of the reason is experience, but part of it is the equipment. Better equipment makes better pics. Or I should say, "Better equipment makes your pics better." I respectfully disagree with your next-to-last sentence above: "Better equipment makes better pics." Better equipment _Allows_ the photographer to make better pics. Or provides additional capabilities to make better pics. Or provides more options to make better pics. As long as the camera performs certain basic functions: a light-tight box containing an image sensor, a means of controlling the amount of light falling on that sensor, and a means of focusing the light; the quality of the final picture is up to the photographer. At this point, someone needs to bring up the idea that improved equipment provides better _technical_ quality. My response to that is that if the photographer's equipment is technically lacking, he must realize that and confine himself to subject matter where the lack of technical quality is a plus. If the lens lacks sharpness, he should stick to portraits of babies. If the shutter is slow, he should avoid sports and use a tripod, etc. Better equipment takes away these constrainsts, but in my humble opinnion, the photographer who recognizes and works within the limits of his gear is more skilled than the one who constantly upgrades gear because "Better equipment makes better pics". |
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Annika1980 wrote:
Those that say that equipment doesn't matter are just as wrong as those that say that equipment is everything. As I progressed from a lowly Kodak Dc290 up through various Canon DSLRs (D60, 20D, 40D, 5D2) my photography has improved. Part of the reason is experience, but part of it is the equipment. Better equipment makes better pics. Or I should say, "Better equipment makes your pics better." I've always felt somewhat constrained by my equipment and I constantly feel like I'm bumping up against the limits of what my equiment can do. That's fun, I tend to try to bump the edges. I'm a total equipment geek but still it's insulting on a basic level to hear that compliment like in the quote. Now that I have the 5D2 I don't feel like my camera is the weak link, unless I'm shooting sports or action shots .... the 1D3 is still King there. Nowdays, I dream of getting a Super Telephoto like the 500 f/4L or the 800mm Canon bazooka. Or maybe a super-sharp fixed focal length portrait lens like the 85 f/ 1.2L II. I hardly use my 85/1.4 oddly enough. My most used lenses are the 85/2.8 tilt/shift, tokina MF 300/2.8 and various wide angle lenses so I just ordered a 24/3.5 tilt/shift... an uber-equipment-junkie choice, ack. But that's part of being an equipment junkie, I guess. -- Paul Furman www.edgehill.net www.baynatives.com all google groups messages filtered due to spam |
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Annika1980 wrote:
On Jul 8, 6:28 pm, Scott W wrote: In this case I guess we are to believe that because there is one endeavor where the tools don’t have an impact on the final work that the tools don’t matter for any artistic work, seems like really thing logic, cute but pretty thin. It's a variation on an old joke. The way I heard it (and use it) was with pots and pans. When my sister sees my pics she often says, "Oh, you've got to give me your camera!" I say, "If I buy you a new set of pots and pans will that make you Betty Crocker?" So I guess you'll stop with the incessant "O Glorious 5D2" posts? |
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On Thu, 9 Jul 2009 08:37:32 -0700 (PDT), Scott W wrote:
: On Jul 8, 5:00*pm, Annika1980 wrote: : On Jul 8, 6:28*pm, Scott W wrote: : : : : In this case I guess we are to believe that because there is one : endeavor where the tools don’t have an impact on the final work that : the tools don’t matter for any artistic work, seems like really thing : logic, cute but pretty thin. : : It's a variation on an old joke. *The way I heard it (and use it) was : with pots and pans. : When my sister sees my pics she often says, "Oh, you've got to give me : your camera!" : I say, "If I buy you a new set of pots and pans will that make you : Betty Crocker?" : : I have a suggestion for people who are bothered when people say they : must have a good camera to take such great photos, swap cameras with : that person for a day and go out shooting with them. If the camera : really does not matter then it will tell in the photos. Having seen : the photos from some of my friends cameras I don’t think I would want : to do the swap and hope that somehow I could pull off better phtoos. Suppose they call your bluff and do a better job with your camera than you do with theirs? Then what? ;^) Bob |
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