Comments on: Downward trends http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/ Living through the lens Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:44:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Widening the comfort zone — Meandering Passage http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-11056 Widening the comfort zone — Meandering Passage Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:32:09 +0000 http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/?p=2176#comment-11056 [...] Lester’s post, “Downward trends“, caused me to consider my own photography. Paul [...] [...] Lester’s post, “Downward trends“, caused me to consider my own photography. Paul [...]

]]> By: neil murray http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-11047 neil murray Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:04:18 +0000 http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/?p=2176#comment-11047 My photography "trajectory" could be described as downward. Since I bought the LX3 that is the camera I use and the Canon SLRs have been sitting in the bags. Availability is now more important to me than sharp lenses or extra image quality I would get from the SLR. Most of my photos end up on the web or viewed on a monitor so it really doesn't seem to matter. I almost never print anymore. Being able to be spontaneous is good. Having a camera always around is good. Being inconspicuous is good. The only exception is birding, which still needs that 500mm lens. Neil M. My photography “trajectory” could be described as downward. Since I bought the LX3 that is the camera I use and the Canon SLRs have been sitting in the bags. Availability is now more important to me than sharp lenses or extra image quality I would get from the SLR.

Most of my photos end up on the web or viewed on a monitor so it really doesn’t seem to matter. I almost never print anymore.

Being able to be spontaneous is good. Having a camera always around is good. Being inconspicuous is good.

The only exception is birding, which still needs that 500mm lens.

Neil M.

]]> By: Paul http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-11046 Paul Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:21:06 +0000 http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/?p=2176#comment-11046 @Earl: Yep. I found that I just wasn't carrying it around much at all. So, I sold it. It actually sold on eBay in about 9 minutes! @Earl: Yep. I found that I just wasn’t carrying it around much at all. So, I sold it. It actually sold on eBay in about 9 minutes!

]]> By: Earl http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-11045 Earl Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:33:06 +0000 http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/?p=2176#comment-11045 You get rid of you D40? I thought that was your light weight carry-around? You get rid of you D40? I thought that was your light weight carry-around?

]]> By: Laurie http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/2009/03/02/downward-trends/comment-page-1/#comment-11044 Laurie Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:19:53 +0000 http://www.paullesterphoto.com/wordpress/?p=2176#comment-11044 Hmmm...interesting thoughts. I have stuff that I don't use often but when I need them for a job they are there. Some of the stuff I have is only for jobs and rarely if ever used in my casual photographic pursuits. Some of it could have been rented and I intended to rent some of it but it was unavailable when the need arose so I had to bite the bullet and buy it...but I remind myself...I will always have it next time. It is tough to see something that I think oh wow I wish I had that when I did this...it is a better feeling to know have the right tools when I need them. If I did not want to pursue clients and jobs, I probably would reduce my gear significantly...who am I kidding? No I wouldn't, I could but probably wouldn't lol. :D That is a really wonderful and clean black and white image. Hmmm…interesting thoughts.

I have stuff that I don’t use often but when I need them for a job they are there. Some of the stuff I have is only for jobs and rarely if ever used in my casual photographic pursuits. Some of it could have been rented and I intended to rent some of it but it was unavailable when the need arose so I had to bite the bullet and buy it…but I remind myself…I will always have it next time.

It is tough to see something that I think oh wow I wish I had that when I did this…it is a better feeling to know have the right tools when I need them.

If I did not want to pursue clients and jobs, I probably would reduce my gear significantly…who am I kidding? No I wouldn’t, I could but probably wouldn’t lol. :D

That is a really wonderful and clean black and white image.

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