I agree with Kostas, I didn't have any interest in zoom lenses until I began shooting a lot of digital. I was comfortable (complacent?) with the way I managed my single focal length at-a-time brain. And zoom SLR's were big, expensive, and not as good as today's super-wides. Compact digcams and post-processing significantly increases the way photographs can be made. Why waste that? It takes a lot more skill to use these cameras well with the brain off Auto. AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround Book. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Ok so everyone seems to want lively debate (not > flame wars) > From: Kostas Papakotas <clenchedteethphotography@xxxxxxxx> > Date: Fri, October 17, 2008 6:02 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > 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. > > ============================================= > No matter what, CHEER UP MY FRIENDS! Life is too precious to jump the other side of the fence... > kostas papakotas / clenched teeth photography > http://groups.msn.com/clenchedteethphotography > __________________________________________________ > Χρησιμοποιείτε Yahoo!; > Βαρεθήκατε τα ενοχλητικά μηνύματα (spam); Το Yahoo! Mail διαθέτει την καλύτερη δυνατή προστασία κατά των ενοχλητικών μηνυμάτων > http://mail.yahoo.gr
