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Yours is Nicer than mine ......


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Mark Win

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Is it just me! When im out covering news stories etc i find myself looking at other photographers cameras and gear, sometimes saying oh i wish i had that one.. lol



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Well, if I see an 85mm f1.4, I'm definitey jealous, as I only have the f1.8. Camera bodies not so much. Just think to yourself, I can still take a better picture than they can, regardless of what gear I'm using! Have confidence in what you have.

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I'm pretty happy with what I have, but always interested in what others are using, and how they use it.



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I'always ask my self do I wan't it or need it 



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Oh man I have that trouble as well!! But it sucks when you don't have a job, and can't get what you want haha :P I should stop that habbit!



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Someone said once that the best camera is the one you have with you at the time.



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If I see someone with a camera when I am out and about, I usually check out their gear and setup.  I may have a measure of admiration for their gear/equipment, but I am generally not wishing that I had their any of their gear/equipment.

 

Well, unless they are toting around a Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 ED VR-II AF-S.    :lol:     (That is really the only lens currently on my wish list).  I am pretty happy with my modest equipment setup right now.  



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To be honest, I always look...kind of like looking at women I guess :huh:  just can't help mysef...doesn't mean I am going to run out and grab it, but I enjoy seeing what gear they are using.  My friend is a pro and has multiple D4s and multiple of just about every piece of gear that I would really like to have if money wasn't an object...I always point out that just makes me work smarter and harder...maybe someday...



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It's all very well having big equipment, but what if you can't handle it? The other day I met someone with a D3 who was scared to go past ISO 800.

 

Chris



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Yep...I've met them too!  I just dive in and try things so I continue to learn.  I've shot at 25600 - don't like to, but I know what to expect if I have to.  That's one of the nice things about photography - lots of different ways to reach a similar end point.  Even then, the end point that I like may not be the one that others will like best...



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As long as I’m happy with what I got, I don’t pay too much attention to what others are using.



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That is what makes us human!  We always tend to compare, want and need.  lol



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As long as I’m happy with what I got, I don’t pay too much attention to what others are using.

 

Lies, that's not possible :P I think it's just hardwired to us that thinks of the cameras not as 100% mere tools.



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Yeah I'm always checking out what others are using. First I check their camera strap to see if it's Canon or Nikon. If it's Canon I just walk away in disgust ;) Seriously though, I always like to go up and have a chat. See what they have and what they're doing. Always nice talking to another enthusiast. :)



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Yeah I'm always checking out what others are using. First I check their camera strap to see if it's Canon or Nikon. If it's Canon I just walk away in disgust ;) Seriously though, I always like to go up and have a chat. See what they have and what they're doing. Always nice talking to another enthusiast. :)

 

Pentax, Sony, Olympus, Samsung, Fuji, Panasonic: I love them all, but budgets do dictate picking a team or two.  There are a lot of great cameras out there, and I will admit, begrudgingly, that Canon does have some great glass.