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04-30-2019, 07:48 PM - 5 Likes   #1
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Unpopular Opinions From Current Industry Professionals

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Here's Number 30:

Pentax AF is not fast enough for sports photography......
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There is a limit to the ability of tech to make up for the technical deficiencies of those using tech.


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Interesting list, my suggested corollary to
18. Photographers obsess over corner performance and micro-contrast on lenses, shot on 36mp+ bodies, only to upload a heavily compressed 1080p image to Instagram.

18a. Photographers obsess over corner performance and micro-contrast on lenses, shot on 36mp+ bodies, only to place a vignette on all of their images -destroying any trace of corner detail.

But then I despise most vignettes.

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Some vaid points in there, but as has been noted, a touch of sour grapes by industry pros perhaps?

Beginning with:
99% of photography schools and degrees are a rip off.

And digs aimed at others throughout.
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Two from me.

A "Straight out of Camera" image is NOT inherently superior in any technical, moral or ethical sense, to an image which is post processed.

Auto focus failures are almost always the result of poor technique on the part of the photographer.
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A "Straight out of Camera" image is NOT inherently superior in any technical, moral or ethical sense, to an image which is post processed.
I chuckeled when I read this because I have been saying for years that SOOC just means leaving the task of rendering one's vision to a machine that has no idea what one wanted to express.


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I chuckeled when I read this because I have been saying for years that SOOC just means leaving the task of rendering one's vision to a machine that has no idea what one wanted to express.


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I first came to this conclusion after posting an image to a local bird watching forum. One lady complimented me on the sharpness and asked how I achieved the result. I proceeded to explain the process using a high pass filter. The reply came back "Oh!. My husband's camera takes perfectly sharp photos without all that"
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8. The vast majority of photographers have a massively overblown sense of self importance. You are a monkey pushing a button on an expensive box, not the reincarnation of Jesus.
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8. The vast majority of photographers have a massively overblown sense of self importance. You are a monkey pushing a button on an expensive box, not the reincarnation of Jesus.
*Was* a good one, wasn't it?
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1-3. right!
4. wait... people pay for custom signatures?
5-10. LoL!

11. just like lighting. Ah, ok, there's 21.
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Nice list
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Pentax AF is not fast enough for sports photography......
I'd class that more as received wisdom than unpopular opinion
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Interesting points for the most part. I think in some ways photography has gotten easier as the gear has gotten better, but in many ways, it is harder because it isn't enough to take a sharp photo with a medium format camera and then print it. Now, people expect something different than their friend got with their portrait or wedding photos. For all of the negativity on social media, Instagram is definitely the best place to market yourself and your photos.

In the end, I think the important thing is to find your own style and try to tailor your photos to meet that style. You'll be happier --whether that style include flashes, wide aperture lenses, film, or medium format cameras (all of which were disparaged at one point or another in this list).
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QuoteOriginally posted by ffking Quote
I'd class that more as received wisdom than unpopular opinion
See, I think it's the operator of the camera....I agree with most pros that technology
can make a bad shooter decent, but in some situations, a professional or a serious amateur can manipulate the technology for itself. Example: on that list is "Leica is a toy for rich hipsters". I disagree. the Leica lens and the look is unique. I have 4 Leica's and I'm not a rich hipster. I use the Leica because of the len renderings and the quality of the bodies. Even the Leica CL digital is excellent. It costs more than any APS-c camera (excepting the 4/3 Olympus for the moment) but it delivers. At Street price of $2,500, it costs more than the K-1, but in several ways is superior to it.

Price alone should not judge a camera's potential. That potential should be observed through the user of the camera and the results obtained. Just a quick look at the K-1, KP or K-S2 dedicated photo threads in this Forum show the degree of ability and difference in qualitative work--with those using the same camera and lens.
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"Claiming to be a natural light only photographer is almost always just a cover for being unwilling or unable to work with artificial light."
Exactly! (although I use the term, "available light") The fact is, I'm too stupid & lazy to work with flash & other forms of controlled photographic illumination.
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