Originally posted by Aristophanes Best sentence ever in a review:
" Any of the current pro or semi-pro cameras (even most consumer models) being produced today can create double page, magazine quality images. There I said it. Now we can all quit comparing the different camera models and running those ultra technical sensors tests, that really mean nothing, and go outside and start making photographs."
Right on brother, right on.
Wait a minute ... does this mean I should not blame my camera any longer if my shots are not that great??? That's bad news!
Seriously, I'm often wondering if the folks discussing for hours and days about the pro's & con's of sensor types and sizes and NR algorithms and ... ever have the opportunity to go out and make "real" photographs (besides all the "fascinating" test shots). Let's face it, cameras you can buy today clearly outperfom the vast majority of users.
I am not saying that the detailed technical discussing is not interesting. I am sure it can be a very fascinating part of our hobby (in my real life I am a mechanical engineerf), I just don't see that it has a great impact on the quality of the pictures we finally get.