DSLR Gear No Idea

On Sun, 2 Jun 2013 12:33:43 -0400, "J. Clarke" wrote:
: In article ,
: says...
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: On 2013.06.01 16:17 , Savageduck wrote:
: On 2013-06-01 10:07:08 -0700, Alan Browne
: said:
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: On 2013.06.01 12:49 , Robert Coe wrote:
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: Those Sony ads were obviously staged.
:
: If it bothers you to look silly, you have no business dabbling in
: serious photography. Stick to your cell phone camera, and look like a
: yokel
: instead of a jackass. ;^)
:
: Perfectly put.
:
: People shooting with an iPhone look cool.
:
: Naah! They look like they need a real camera.
:
: Their state of mind is what I was referring to.
:
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: Of course the photos usually don't.
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: The photos usually look like the really did need a real camera.
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: As to being a DSLR jackass, if one digs around these groups one will
: find a discussion about shooting vests which could point out a really
: serious, maybe professional, photographer or be the height of wannabeism.
:
: I know a few local clubs where some members sport shooting jackets
: when out and about - and I've seen their many excellent photos as
: well. I guess looking like a jackass doesn't equate to bad photos.
:
: There is nothing which makes an image shooter/snappist look like a
: jackass than holding a camera phone, or compact digital, overhead, or at
: arms length, to shoot in a crowd at a subject impossible to find.
:
: But it does work. PJ's have been doing it for decades. Better with a
: wider than usual lens to help get the subject somewhere in frame.
:
: One area where digital can shine, if there's an articulated LCD. Of
: course a medium format with a waist level finder does well in that
: situation.

Keeping in mind, of course, that the image in the finder is not only
backwards, but upside-down.

Bob