RaymondR

I don't think this is entirely it or even partially it for some of the posts that have prompted your post.  I think for many of them it is the deeply misguided notion that a no frills camera will ...

This building has just been sold and is due for renovation.  Here is the main light fixture hanging over the center of the main auditorium, taken from directly below.

Torpedo Tube No. 7, After torpedo room, USS Cod Memorial, National Historic Site, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

you have identified the major issue I have with using a cellphone as a camera for anything other than occasional photos -- battery power.  this is the major constraint on the cell phone's complete ...

if he is inclined to go this route, he can get a brand new a5000 kit from BH for $379.  With the collapsing zoom it is ridiculously small - comparable to the other choices the OP is looking at ...

a few more from a recent trip to Europe Water spout, Font de Sant Jordi, In the Cloister of the Cathedral of Barcelona Statuary in L'eglise de La Madeleine, Paris, France Altar, L'eglise de la ...

Steps from the Sanctuary of Martyrs in the crypt of Cathedral di Santa Maria, Cagliari, Sardinia La Paix du 1815, Antoine Etex, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France Likeness of Ramesses II, from his ...

Immortality Prevailing Over Time Harmony Triumphing Over Discord

if it doesn't get used regularly, it gets sold.  period.  no mooning over whether I "might" use it or keeping stuff that only gets used on rare occasion. I started with the kit zooms, quickly ...

Ceiling Light Fixture, Casa Batllo, Barcelona Sunset, Cagliari (Sardinia), Italy Partial Model of La Marseillaise bas-relief, Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France all processed in Adobe Photoshop CC. - R ...

if the work was done within the scope of your employment (and if you are an employee rather than an independent contractor), the copyright belongs to your employer.  no written or oral agreement ...

Huh? One paragraph down you admit you don't understand the manufacturing process.  I think you need to understand the manufacturing process to draw any conclusions about what it costs to design and ...

Why are you assuming the female Instagram "users" are actually "photographers" or even the person who took the photo posted (for the selfie crowd)? The source article isn't talking about ...

I have been shooting with an E-M10 for a few years now and my lens stable is a bit heavier than yours, and I have Manfrotto 190xprob legs and a Kirk bh-3 head.  Works nicely.  Had Manfrotto heads ...

First time at Sandy Ridge Reservation in the Lorain Metroparks with some modest luck mostly with blackbirds and tree swallows, nothing exotic.