I also have been spending more time here on the alt forum but currently don not own any alt glass. I agree that the overall group on the alt board are more informed about photography in general regardless of what equipment they are using. In the end its not about what equipment you use but, what you use that works for you. Unfortunately, just as it is on the Canon or Nikon board, some people here are quick to discredit any Nikon and Canon gear. Everyone has their opinion about what is better. We all like taking pictures, the gear doesn't matter beyond that users preferences.
dancam wrote:
We all like taking pictures, the gear doesn't matter beyond that users preferences.
To some the gear matters more than the picture itself. I'm not saying as a bad thing either, just what some people are into.
For some the pleasure is in the searching and finally coming across a very rare, and often forgot, jewel of a lens.
While that lens might perform great, its not so much about what the lens will do for your photography but simply the pursuit and the getting thats the best part.
I have a collection of vintage guitars even though I'm honestly not much of a musician. I just enjoy finding some unique old models when I can come across them. Just like with glass, they don't make them like that anymore.
millsart wrote:
To some the gear matters more than the picture itself. I'm not saying as a bad thing either, just what some people are into.
For some the pleasure is in the searching and finally coming across a very rare, and often forgot, jewel of a lens.
While that lens might perform great, its not so much about what the lens will do for your photography but simply the pursuit and the getting thats the best part.
I have a collection of vintage guitars even though I'm honestly not much of a musician. I just enjoy finding some unique old models when I can come across them. Just like with glass, they don't make them like that anymore. ...Show more →
Well not to mislead, in my original post I was only referring to the general discussions on Canon vs. Nikon, vs. Alt on a performance basis. If you just want to talk about collecting gear, I am a self admitted gear head . I completely understand that frame of mind but, it has little to do with the merits of specific brand or lens performance.
Lotusm50 wrote:
Ummm. Let me "make haste, slowly" in correcting your understanding of oxymorons. (apologies to Octavian). There is no restriction of the number of words for an oxymoron, per se. Rather it is constructed from 2 different parts of speech or terms that together appear contradictory or incongruous -- usually an adjective and subject (noun), but other combinations are possible. "Usually two words", perhaps, but far from exclusively. In the case presented, "Canon lenses" is the subject (noun). It wouldn't work if it were just "good lenses", and much less of an oxymoron if it were "good Canon". No, "good Canon lenses" is quite acceptable as an oxymoron, if you accept or recognize its premise, of course.
And by the way, lighten up, it was a joke. We really weren't looking for a lesson on language (and it didn't actually require one).
Now excuse me while I go an relax over a plate of jumbo shrimp and welcome deafening silence on this. ...Show more →
You only got it, cause I didn't check this thread fast enough. It'll spoil your deafening silence, but you get the last laugh with that one.
