So I've nothing "against" small and discrete cameras ! But you must allow us to indulge in some sort of technical mania, as for those who like watch or clocks movements (I do :-) ). Even when drawing, I have the pens that "think for themselves" and those that are just pens...
When In Whales (did she recover from rugby ?) started the topic it wasn't meant as a "bigger is better " sort of thing... Just that she likes taking picture and decided to get herself some tools she liked :-)
Same for all of us here... Whether amateurs or professionally inclined we have the tools we want, or need, or dream of...Or more simply that we can buy ! Whatever the gear, it's the picture the result :-)
And for those who don't want to get too far in Photoshop, there is Lightroom that I find quite useful for everyday use and archiving :-) "What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman
I DO object when folks with high-end equipment show me some sorry pictures they have taken with their expensive toys. And IF you buy a $4000 camera--at least read the manual!
With this post, I was just trying to assure the rest of us that you don't NEED big-bucks equipment to take high-quality pictures. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
