Top flight DSLRs in novice hands

Just look at the posts of Rita/Larry Thong who in spite of claims to having
a top filght camera, can only produce pathetic crap. Not conclusive proof,
but data in support of your thesis.


"Rich" wrote in message
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I often hear people (likely motivated more by envy than anything else)
criticize novices who sport expensive DSLRs. I figure it's the same kind
of people who dine on steak and feed their kids hotdogs because "the kids
can't appreciate the steak fully."
Friend is attending photo school. Guy shows up toting a new D3...with a
$150 Sigma zoom attached. Disgusting, I know. Shows a lack of something
on that person's part. But ultimately, even a novice or a complete hack
will do somewhat better with a better camera, it's inevitable. The person
with the D300 coupled to a 300mm f2.8 is likely going to do a little
better
than the guy with the old D50 and the basic, slow 70-300mm G lens, if you
were to average the results across a couple hundred shots.
So, the old question, is a $5000 camera in a novice's hands(lets assume a
novice who is clueless and won't bother learning)a complete waste? No.
Because even though they'll never exploit its full potential, they will do
slightly better with it than with a lesser machine.