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I had a sudden revelation about my approach to cameras and why I often get impatient with some gear discussions. It's a little odd how this came about but it's the result of a discussion about small cameras on a Russian board that referenced some of my work and you can see that discussion here.
Maybe it was reading it in translation, but I did notice something about what I think are two different ways of looking at a camera:
I definitely fall into the latter category. No matter what you put in my hand, I'll likely take it and go try to do the kinds of photography I most like to do and see if can make "my images" with it.
Ultimately therefore, it really matters less to me what the technical specifications are than whether I can coax, stretch or beat out of the camera an image that's what I want. Ergonomics will play some part in that -- but few cameras are totally unusable.
This means that it's likely my type of camera review will always be positive in some sense: I will take the camera and do something I like with it. It doesn't mean I won't like some cameras a lot better than others -- but if I can use it and get what I want, I'm not sure i'm ever going to hate it.
How do you look at cameras? Which of the two camps above do you fall into?
Maybe it was reading it in translation, but I did notice something about what I think are two different ways of looking at a camera:
- What can this camera do?
- What can I do with this camera?
I definitely fall into the latter category. No matter what you put in my hand, I'll likely take it and go try to do the kinds of photography I most like to do and see if can make "my images" with it.
Ultimately therefore, it really matters less to me what the technical specifications are than whether I can coax, stretch or beat out of the camera an image that's what I want. Ergonomics will play some part in that -- but few cameras are totally unusable.
This means that it's likely my type of camera review will always be positive in some sense: I will take the camera and do something I like with it. It doesn't mean I won't like some cameras a lot better than others -- but if I can use it and get what I want, I'm not sure i'm ever going to hate it.
How do you look at cameras? Which of the two camps above do you fall into?