Re: Ok so everyone seems to want lively debate (not flame wars)

[Kostas Papakotas <clenchedteethphotography@xxxxxxxx>]

Rich I beg to disagree with this fixed focal length method....I started with the zoom lens that camera with the camera and that did not hinder me at all.

 

Within the first year I was making projects like "shoot this theme in 28mm ONLY". I believe it is in the new photographer mentality and not in the teaching method. Take one that picks photography as a hobby because it is the fashionable new thing to do in his circle, tie a 50mm lens camera on his neck, even then he won't expand his "voision"

 

Supporting this is the expereinces of a buddy that was thought to use the 50mm lens only. Then he bought a 35mm fixed lens digital camera (Ricoh?) and from the first shoot he regrets missing all the wide angle zoom fun!

 

 

 

--- Στις Σάβ., 11/10/08, ο/η Rich Mason <cameratraveler@xxxxxxx> έγραψε:

Από: Rich Mason <cameratraveler@xxxxxxx>
Θέμα: Re: Ok so everyone seems to want lively debate (not flame wars)
Προς: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ημερομηνία: Σάββατο, 11 Οκτώβριος 2008, 13:32

Mark,

I wish photographers starting out would only be allowed to have one  
camera with a fixed focal length lens for the first five years.  Then  
they would be told to go out and see the world.  No zooms.  No ultra  
wide angles.  No super telephotos.  No 50 frame-per-second bodies.   
The only permitted accessories would be a tripod and cable/remote  
release.  If more photographers did this and spent their time looking  
and seeing rather than fiddling with equipment and pining over what  
they don't have, they would become better photographers.

 

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