Canon 5d Question

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    Machuse,,

    "Anyone with a desire can shoot great pro looking work? "
    It's not the tool that makes great looking shots.

    "No longer do I need a studio setup and the costs and learning curve associated with it to create great outdoor / indoor shots. No longer do I need an understanding of exposure, and how my development process will effect final output. No longer do I need to spend time worrying about buying the correct speed film for the effect I want to achieve... just point and shoot"

    Even if you are shooting digital rigs, you need to know the basic and complicated fundamentals of photography. That will never change.

    I am 36 now and have had a chance to watch this film vs. digital battle play out over the past 15 years with my photography buddies. They are all pros and span from fashion, sports, studio and art. Pretty much all of them ditched their film rigs around the same time the digital capabilities caught up to their standards. They all went with high end canons, nikons and hasselblads and have never mentioned the word "film" since.

    I understand the nuances of the darkroom and it's appeal to the "purists". But it's about streamlining one's workflow. Digital is far superior in that aspect. And just because you shoot digital doesn't mean you can just pick it up and shoot. You still need to know your sh-t.

    I was at Photo L.A. last year attending a lecture by J.P. Witkin (I am a huge fan of this guy). About 3/4 of the way through his presentation he started showing his newer prints on a old tattered projector screen. And the words came from his mouth " I began shooting in digital for my newer works..." You could here a pin drop and gasps from his sheeple followers. It was like their christ had betrayed them. It's just evolution.

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    • understood, I respect the insight. I Feel somewhat different in practice - but I do see what you are sayingMachuse
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    • Machuse, if you don't want to drop crazy $$ go and get the 7D.
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    • yeah, you'll here the "full frame" argument. But I couldn't be happier with that camera.
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