Well maybe because not everyone likes the retro design with all the shutter speeds and iso dials. In the digital age , nothing beats the front dial plus back dial and iso buttonSurprised its not getting any love here so had to put my vote in.
I owned a portrait studio for many years, back in the film days - "art" was determined by how much people were willing to spend on the print, which was mostly a function of the size of the image and not necessarily the quality. Therefore:
yes but since then the trends have changed . 10 , 15 years ago art collectors were often gang/ho for super duper large prints
Of course, one of Rembrandt's self-portraits is less than 6" tall - but I'm no Rembrandt.
Neither am I ;-). But first there are exceptions to every general rule . Plus I was talking solely about Photography not about painting :-D
