[res3567]

Show your ignoramus friend what a fken shit camera can do with a 40 year old lens picked up for $90. (That's a major crop of the original image, by the way, and taken with an S-M-C Takumar 35/2. And I also scratch my head over you folks who shell out $500+ for the new glass).

WHO HOO!!! SMC Tak on the attack!

[res3567]

My son's college Lacrosse team won the Conference Championship - and all the parents on hand took photos of the celebration and the "Team Line-Up." A stringer for a Lax magazine approached me, out of all those people, and asked me if I would send some of my shots for publication (two were actually printed).

It just occurred to me that I was shooting with a K10D, FA50/1.4 with hood and a Promaster 7500 EDF flash.

Now I know why he asked me - everybody else was using a P&S.

The pictures WERE pretty good.

AND,! cause you have a GREAT camera!

Some of my very best pics were taken with a Canon A75 P&S. ( before I could aford my DSLR).

To this day there are framed as 8x10's in my mother in law's place of business; a hair salon.

I get the same compliments including "it is a great camera".

I jst don't tell them it is the *other* camera.

[Tommy]

I think it depends a lot on who's saying it and what picture triggered the comment. If someone who has a P&S but really likes photography and is thinking about buing a DSLR sees one of my sharp portraits with shallow DOF, he/she will instantly see that I have a great camera....if they know even more, they will know that its is my lens that is good.

I don't blame them for crediting the camera. I don't think we should read too much into it. Obviously they liked the picture (as well, and not just the IQ and shallow DOF). It's just that their minds are so busy thinking about great cameras and lenses that the first comment is about the camera.

If I see a thread title saying "Portrait with DA*55" or "Landscape with DA12-24" I click that link with a lot of prejudice (and LBA) I must admit....
Then I say to myself: "Nah...it's just because he/she is such a great photographer", and that way I keep from spending all that money

But of course there are a lot of people out there with no clue who thinks: the more money spent, the better the picture. I choose to ignore them. There is no way you can make them understand anyway

[GerryL]

if the camera doesnt matter why are you all here and not using your camera phones?

dont be snobs, our gear greatly enhances our ability to deliver stunning photos.

Haha..I've used my Nokia N95 to take some photos too if my DSLR isn't handy..hehe
Although the N95 is 6mp too!