Originally posted by tranq78 The men & women who are in the trades and have to own their own tools had this figured out a long time ago.
As to the argument that gear must be compatible for workflow purposes... that logic has already been suitably trashed in this thread.
Have we not figured this out yet? I was shooting Canon when Canon was the poor cousin for anything but sports, (when shooting sports meant you had to have skills like focusing and reloading)
There are matters of degree, but if the average passerby doesn't see competence and maybe therefore think whatever's in your hands must be just the right awesome thing for the job, it doesn't matter *what* nameplate is up front. Superficialities do actually get silly in the 'pro' world, but the fact is, if you don't look like you know what you're doing with a P&S, a D700 will not help you, either. People do not know the difference. My first digital, people were 'Where do you get a special camera like that,' and I was like, 'Actually, you can get better than this model up at Wal-mart for a couple bills. I like em though"
Brand-snobbery's been around for ages. People used to see me with my old rig and say, 'You can't shoot this gig with that, missy,' and I'd just be like, 'That's not what he says...' point elsewhere and be gone by the time they looked back.
Whatever, you know? Status BS. Sure sign of a poser was always "I want the pro brand." 'For what, job, sir?'
Yadda, yadda.
Kinda like Pentax's still-not-there automated flash system.... People wanted a 'pro flash' it'd be the 283 or 285... not a compurtterized thing that cost like a good lens. 'Why' It passes the drop test.' ' What's the drop test?' 'If you drop it on the floor are you losing money tonight?' Yaknow?
And callme a crotchety old cripple, but AF is a crutch, anyway. Just give me an accurate focusing screen and I'll turn AF on when I need it. *creak* Rule One: Get the shot. I don't need 18 frames a second, I just need a moment. And a followup.