First off, the
disclaimer/rant/what-have-you.
A good photographer will get good images with whatever camera he or she uses.
A bad photographer will get bad images even if they have the best camera going.
Yes, the camera has some bearing on the final image, especially with the advent of digital cameras, where the sensor plays a large percentage of the role film used to play. Yes, when you have a choice of good lenses available to you, you have more options for creativity.
But if you can't see the photo in your head to start off with, none of these will make any difference whatsoever!
Yes, I do get frustrated when people comment on a good photo I've taken and say that I must have a good camera. Why must I? Why do these people think I cannot compose and create a good picture? Why do they think it's my camera that has done all the work?
A good photographer will get good images with whatever camera he or she uses.
A bad photographer will get bad images even if they have the best camera going.
Yes, the camera has some bearing on the final image, especially with the advent of digital cameras, where the sensor plays a large percentage of the role film used to play. Yes, when you have a choice of good lenses available to you, you have more options for creativity.
But if you can't see the photo in your head to start off with, none of these will make any difference whatsoever!
Yes, I do get frustrated when people comment on a good photo I've taken and say that I must have a good camera. Why must I? Why do these people think I cannot compose and create a good picture? Why do they think it's my camera that has done all the work?
Now I've got that off my chest, here's
my equipment. Some of it I've had for
years, some of it is relatively new.
All of it works well for me.
I use:
A slightly elderly DSLR, very definitely NOT aimed at the pro/serious hobbyist end of the market.
3 lenses - one prime (3rd party) and two zoom (camera brand)
A tripod and a monopod
Various diffusers and bouncers by LumiQuest, who make affordable plastic kit for normal flashguns (including one for the one inbuilt in your camera).
A grey card
Reflectors and a collapsible mini studio with diffusers for side walls
And a bag to put it all in.
A slightly elderly DSLR, very definitely NOT aimed at the pro/serious hobbyist end of the market.
3 lenses - one prime (3rd party) and two zoom (camera brand)
A tripod and a monopod
Various diffusers and bouncers by LumiQuest, who make affordable plastic kit for normal flashguns (including one for the one inbuilt in your camera).
A grey card
Reflectors and a collapsible mini studio with diffusers for side walls
And a bag to put it all in.
Yes, I know you were expecting to know
EXACTLY what I use, but that's not the
point. You can see things like focal
lengths and shutter speeds and stuff on
the photos, which is almost all you
need to know. My camera is noise free
at some ISO settings, and none of
lenses have scratches on them or dust
in them - and that, really, is the rest
of what you need to know.