It's an old Konica KD-400z. I have an SLR, but don't take it out when I'm riding.
It's not the camera
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It's an old Konica KD-400z. I have an SLR, but don't take it out when I'm riding.
It's not the camera
Dictatorsaurus
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Very impressive how good cheaper cameras have become.
kush
Active Member
My response to this kind of a statement usually is, "hey, if I'm ever over at your house for dinner, I'll be sure to complement your wife's pots and pans"
Dictatorsaurus
Active Member
My response to this kind of a statement usually is, "hey, if I'm ever over at your house for dinner, I'll be sure to complement your wife's pots and pans"
What is that supposed to mean?
Dictatorsaurus
Active Member
Wasn't sure if he was trying to be a smartass or trying to be funny.
kush
Active Member
It's a simple point
It's a bit like
Hey your bike rides fast
Hey your hammer hammers great
Hey your putter puts great.
Hey your pots and pans make a great dinner.
You can give an average person a $20,000 camera and ask to walk around a NYC block and take as many great pics as you can. A good photographer can walk around same block with a $20 Holga (or Norm's equipment from 1882 for all that matters), and results won't be comparable.
Of course better equipment will make a good/great photographer take better images. But it won't make a good photographer out of an average joe.
I was not trying to be funny. It was the other thing.
It's a bit like
Hey your bike rides fast
Hey your hammer hammers great
Hey your putter puts great.
Hey your pots and pans make a great dinner.
You can give an average person a $20,000 camera and ask to walk around a NYC block and take as many great pics as you can. A good photographer can walk around same block with a $20 Holga (or Norm's equipment from 1882 for all that matters), and results won't be comparable.
Of course better equipment will make a good/great photographer take better images. But it won't make a good photographer out of an average joe.
I was not trying to be funny. It was the other thing.
Dictatorsaurus
Active Member
Considering the question wasn't even directed at you, a wiseass then. I'll keep a note of that buddy!
MannyL358
Well-Known Member
Great shots Jimmy.
I believe he's saying he used Photoshop on these images.It's not the camera
VelocityBoy
"Sleeveless Joe"
Nice pix, Jimmy!
You're really digging the new ride aren't you?
You're really digging the new ride aren't you?
The pano's were stitched together and everything was white-balanced and sharpened, but they don't look too much different from right out of the camera (except for the next to last pano, which I did selective brightening to bring out the shadows). The sun was just coming up, so the lighting was fantastic. I use the on-camera flash more during the day time than night.
Nice pix, Jimmy!
You're really digging the new ride aren't you?
I was spinning out quite a bit :drooling: I just concentrated today on high cadence pedaling and tried to hit as many climbs as possible.
I love it on the trails though!
Engignar
New Member
No, but he might be able to take better photos with the i phone than some mo can with an slr. Of course a better camera will take better photos, but you need to know how to use the camera and frame the photo.
Absolutely. But better equipment also inspires better picture taking. The photographer is not an emotionless robot that does not interact with the things in the world around him. The more you enjoy the item you're working with, the better your results are going to be.
The world class chef uses top of the line products in his kitchen for a reason. Stick him behind the counter at McDonalds and you might get a slightly better Big Mac, but in the end, it's still a Big Mac.
I consider post-processing to be a big part of photography. Even back in the days of film (film is not dead yet!) photographers spend time in the darkroom to get the result they want in the photo. Most of what is done in photoshop can be done in the darkroom (in terms of straight up photography). Photoshop just makes things 100 times easier.
iPhone photos (yes, it looks like most of them have gone through PS processing):
http://iphonephoto.us/
iPhone photos (yes, it looks like most of them have gone through PS processing):
http://iphonephoto.us/