I am in competition with others....but on ability..not on how
snazzy my camera/cameras are. I feel the KM system is good, it
works for me. Thats it...if it didnt, trust me I would be somewhere
else.
As I wrote Amstrong could have made do but certainly didn't and had the best money could buy. Was that because he had no ability? Of course not. Anything that give you an edge in a situation of cut throat competition has to be grabbed. Some take it too far and cheat. In any case, you feel the KM system does the job for you which is fine. I never stated that it couldn't.
Clients dont know much about SLR cameras/brands gear, or honestly
care at all. They wouldnt know a kit lens from a G one.......! They
are interested in results...the pictures....
Of course are are only interested in results. However if a G lens can produce something extra, someone with THE SAME LEVEL OF ABILITY will impress the client better and probably get the job.
I don't own an A-100 because at the moment I dont need to..at some
point I may well pick one up.......aside from weaker high ISO, it
would make very little difference to what I do.
Which is great.
Handling is a crucial factor and these cameras IMO handle better
than their rivals.
Perhaps they do. However handling can easily be worked around but there are other critical factors that may not be so easy to overcome.
The mainstream companies do not offer me the tools that I feel
comfortable with. That is why I do not use them. Its as simple as
that. It doesnt mean I could not use them, it means I decide not to.
My statement was on not going mainstream for its own sake which was what your original statement implied.
Quote "I respect Nikon (just about), Canon (never for me..but capable), but never will they grace my camera bag for working photography. Why? Because I dont go with the mainstream.....thats my choice." END QUOTE
Be careful with your words dayo......amateur means photography for
a hobby..for pleasure. Professional means for income (and I class
pleasure too), it has no indication of ability.
Nowhere have I stated it has anything to do with ability. Amateurs can actually produce far better work than professionals in many fields because professionalism means commercialism which translates to maximising profit as in "do as little as possible for the money"
I am earning an income from photographer..are you? Bearing in mind
you are not.....I very much doubt that your comments have any real
meaning..other than an ex KM (bitter one at that) user who shoots
Nikon now mostly (fine your choice).........ex smoker syndrome.
I don't. I am a total amateur. Sold a handful of images but that is really irrelevant. I count myself as a pure amateur.
I gave my opinion to an open question in an open forum. I am not bitter at anything or anyone and totally at ease with myself. There are more important things than which gear some person uses to me.
dont come here and tell me what is or is not good enough.
My post was not to you in the first place Barry. However, I see absolutely nothing wrong in stating my opinion. I never slated or flamed any product or brand and simply told the OP which of the two options he was considering I felt he should go for with a suggestion on a possible third. I do not see why you find that so offensive.
What matters is if the photographer is good enough.....always has
always will.
Of course but the tools also matter. It applies to any field of endeavour.
It is rather boring that none of the Premier League teams turn out
in wellies for their matches don't you think?
You miss the point....so much that its not even worth trying to
point it out.
Contrarily, I completely get the point.
I am afraid that I class you as a nikon fan.....why, on previous
posts you refused to accept any areas the D40 may or may not
deliver. And you come here to tell us what is or isnt good enough
for people? C'mon now........
That is how you saw my post on the D40. Go back and read it and point out where I stated it doesn't have any shortcomings as far as a certain class of user was concerned. My point was simply that it has a target market and if they are happy with it, why should anyone moan about it if they are not in the market for it in the first place.
I made a suggestion based on my opinion. Why don't you make a suggestion based on yours and just leave it at that?
Camera collecting is fine..but not to be mistaken with photography.
I make no representations about my photography apart from that I indulge in it for my pure pleasure. As an amateur hobbiest, there is an element of collection and any honest hobbiest will readily admit to this. You may be a "true photographer" whatever that means. For the record, I am an amateur hobbiest and yes, I do indulge in the odd camera collection.
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KMSEA: 12:33:17 PM, Saturday, November 12, 2005 (GMT)
'Human nature being what it is, and unlikely to change, these events will
no doubt be repeated in the future.'
Thucydides 400 BC
