Alex Hanin

Yeah, no. Many of the greatest artists ever very much hoped to sell their art, or worked on commission.

@endikag: 180mm f/7.0.

Moaning about it won't stop "progress". At some point, the only person knowing how close a picture is to reality will be the photographer.

Maybe Erez is just a character made up by Nvidia too test...

As a dim MFT shooter, I feel honored to be educated by brighter people on DPR. Thank you, bufo.

Maybe the lighting (sport hall, winter light) is "pale and sick", and color rendering is actually fabulous.

I think you're seeing what your brain prepared you too see. Without knowing the brand and exif data, I highly doubt you would lament the lack of "color depth", for example.

"Brand image counts (cannot be denied)."

What does that even mean? "Counts" in what way, and for whom?

The guy who's disassembling the laptop is "Devindra Hardawar". You couldn't make this up.

@BackToNature1

Good faith right there.

@Chris

Which is why I didn't say that.

I wouldn't shoot with a single prime at all times, but I can see how it could help one's creativity.

I don't think shooting only at F8 or only at ISO 800 would have the same effect. Framing is...

When you're using only a prime, you're seeing the world through a single focal length while walking around, which can help you spot things you might miss otherwise. I think that's the idea, at least.

@Stu 5

What you say is true, but irrelevant. You're focusing on meaningless numbers. Why should we care whether settings are identical or not, if the result is different?

@Revio

Yes, it's a "true" 2.8 lens, but that tells you almost nothing.

It's not just about bokeh, is about light, which in photography is everything. At the same aperture, a FF lens lets in 4x...

"Anything humans contrive is art"

You must be one of those people who marvel at fake art created to make fun of gullible art lovers.

"Artistic vision does not necessarily require highly developed skill"

To me, an artist without superior skills is a "so called" artist.

I think there's no single answer to the question "What is photography really about?"

I also think people need to stop with the "Ansel Adams did it too, so it's fine", which is like saying "Greek...

Ansel Adams processing was obvious, if only because he shot B&W.

The issue today is that the viewer doesn't quite know where reality ends and Photoshop or Luminar takes over. Some of the pictures...

Photographs seldom "tell a story"; these sure don't. They are just aesthetically pleasing pictures (even though most of them are overprocessed and look fake).

@Gurney

"Then grow a nut and condemn manufacturers who churn out junk."

Wow, how brave of you... Attacking -- under the cloak of anonymity -- the notoriously deadly Canon takes some courage,...