you know where you take the pic and zoom in 100% to see what you can see in terms of clarity ... it's another completely overrated procedure that fanboys tend to partake in. You see most people who are published in magazines and in newspapers don't worry about making sure every pixel is in order because it truly doesn't matter to the finished product.

But it's kind of a way that someone can piss stronger and say their stuff is better because at 42378957235702% [pixel peeped] it looks better than yours at the same % ... rubbish.

edit: most people who view a photo for the sake of art do not look at it through a microscope or loup. They put it in a frame on a wall and stand back and look.

This post was edited by Solarves on Mar 21 2010 09:37pm

Ohh, haha ... that's kind of lame, but oh well. I'm not that articulate about my photos As you said, it wouldn't even matter in the finished product.. like in that photo frame, magazine. That's what the photo is to be taken for... to stand back and look... not to disect, they should switch careers to a doc!

This post was edited by Chantal7 on Mar 21 2010 09:39pm

Yeah, Zeiss makes beautiful lenses, no question about it. It's just a shame Sony's bodys don't really cut it. I thought this was just about cameras bodies, not glass?

I'm sorry, but the income I generated last year is really no ones business but mine and the tax departments

I'm not a gear head at all. In fact I am probably the opposite of a gear head. I make a living off photography so I am well aware of how to use my gear and can quickly adapt to other gear which may be at my disposal.

The Estwing hammer will be more comfortable to use, heavier poundage, made of better materials and will last longer than a cheaper variety hammer. It's a poor analogy because there are so many benefits in using a better quality product. But then again, this all depends on what you are actually doing with photography (amatuer vs professional etc)

Good now we are agreeing. But the analogy is missed a little ... the point is as a professional you can take whatever is there and make something from nothing. I bet I could pick up a rebel xti or sony a300 just as I KNOW I can pick up a D3S and churn out good photos.

But if you said, I want you to capture Mike Tyson in his prime, delivering the KO .... frame per frame ... I'd put down the XTI or A300 or whatever and I'd pick up a D3 or something comparable (sorry I am more familiar with Nikon than Canon) ... and I would choose something like the D3 because it's a tool that I know can get the job done.

I agree on the Sony bodys. I had 7Minolta lenses and refused to touch something with a sony brand on it ... I sold em all to a nice bloke in Vancouver B.C. ... but my friend still shoots it and the Zeiss lenses ARE indeed nice.

Just saying there are different tools and different means for coming about the same thing - the paycheck. A camera body is NOT the ONLY thing I would look at in terms of investing in a system. Body's come and go ... lenses will last a lifetime. Body's will always improve, lens technology doesn't change every 8 months.

Imagine a world where there was nothing but Budweiser or Miller (Canon or Nikon ... except both C+N >Bud /Miller) ... it'd be horrible if I had to just drink that. Hell I want choices. But in the end, if I have enough, it equates to the same thing. I just prefer my flavors.

Each to his own right?

We never really disagreed, we were just confused about what we were both saying

In general, yes, if I picked up an XTI or whatever I could achieve "sell-able" results to a client. But I know my creativeness is compromised by its crop sensor and kit lenses (f3.5 etc). Hell, the contract I am currently shooting is being compromised by my 5d and L glass. That's why I've decided to shoot it on 4x5 film.

You can put Zeiss lenses on Nikon's and Canons btw

Choices are great but in the realm of 35mm DSLRs, only two companies, N + C, are making anything worth investing money in



Btw this made me laugh. Although I do get very paranoid with my CF cards after a shoot, just in case

This post was edited by lithfkn on Mar 21 2010 10:05pm

Pixel peeping is pretty important for commercial advertising