Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/12

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Subject: Re: [Leica] old fashioned?
From: "Tim Spragens" <info@borderless-photos.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 11:25:03 +0100

On 11 Dec 00, at 14:00, Simon Stevens wrote:

> They think the reason that
> professional's pictures are better is because we have better cameras
> and that when they hire a pro that's really the benefit they are
> getting for their dollars. What they haven't figured out is that what
> a photographer really does for them is bring his or her experience,
> not just a snazzy camera.

I think a corollary to this would be - "how good a pro can you be if 
you can't afford to buy the best (read 'newest') equipment?" I think 
Ted's comments on his exec portrait without a light kit adds some 
support to this.

Tim