I don’t know why, but I’ve heard this phrase a lot in photography… it literally is a mantra nowadays.<\/p>\n
\nIt isn’t the equipment but the photographer that counts.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Now this is an uncontested fact. But It kinda irked me a bit today when I read a thread in a forum of a newbie asking an earnest question:<\/p>\n
\nWhich is the better camera model?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
While I believe in the mantra, I don’t think using it as an answer to what I conceive as unrelated<\/em> questions helps at all. Why do I think it’s unrelated?<\/p>\n\n
First of all, the goddamned question is a fairly simple one and doesn’t require the application of subjectivity.<\/p>\n
A common mistake done by those who wish to be “deep and profound” by using such a mantra is that they assume that the comparison of equipment capabilities has to factor in the human aspect. True, you can<\/em> look at it that way, but I for one, would be more inclined to assume first that everything else is equal.<\/em> That the human element is extracted out<\/strong> of the equation from the start. Because really, who cares if a Pro photographer can take better pictures with a point and shoot than a newbie with a top of the line setup? That’s an obvious fact, so why even bring it up to confuse the person asking the question?<\/p>\n
While it’s true that a grandmother driving a Ferrari, might lose to a racer driving a Honda… we can still obviously say with a fairly straight face that the Ferrari is a better car right?<\/p>\n
This is how I would like people to approach those types of questions. Because the whole “It’s the photographer”<\/em> bit, while very useful ammo for the skilled users to defend their choice equipment, is getting very old, very quick – and is beginning to sound like a cop-out excuse instead of a real honest realization.<\/p>\n
So which is the better camera model IMHO? I dunno \ud83d\ude09 Leica?<\/p>\n
But of course we know that while there are other better<\/strong> brands out there depending on your needs, but the real comparison is between Canon and Nikon in the average consumer perspective.<\/strong> I’d have to go Canon not because I own one, but because overall<\/em> it simply is better as of the moment<\/em> 1 <\/sup><\/a>When it comes to technology, it would be good to never speak in finality, because for as long as you can release a new product, you always have a chance to outdo the competition.<\/span><\/span>