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I admit, I went full geek on camera gear for a few years. I spent thousands of dollars securing professional-level gear and studied photography online with the fervor of a Bit Coin disciple. I bought lenses, flashguns, radio-controlled shutter releases, more flashguns that communicated with each other via optical signals. I bought tripods, then heavier tripods, then sexto-pods with so many legs it was like wrestling an octopus trying to set the things up.<\/p>\n
My gear kept getting bigger and bigger, like modern adventure bikes. Cameras got so large and unwieldy I stopped carrying them. I can make a good picture now but it takes 50 pounds of gear and forty-five minutes to set up the shot. I wasn\u2019t enjoying events because I was lugging camera junk around and photographing stuff instead of seeing stuff. I need to experience a thing to write about it and camera gear was adding a wooly layer of techno-neediness over my senses.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve since downsized to a Canon Rebel XS with an 18-200mm zoom lens and nothing else. If I can\u2019t get the shot with that setup I\u2019ll take a picture of something else. Taking great pictures is not important to me anymore. I need photos that help tell a story but not become the story. I run Canon gear because it\u2019s cheap (relatively) and plentiful on the used market. Owning a Canon is like driving a Chevy Malibu; it\u2019ll get you there but no one will be thrilled to see you pull up in the thing. All the pros use Canon gear. I imagine it\u2019s because they always have, not due to any inherent superiority of function.<\/p>\n
A camera is a tool, like a hammer but not as sturdy. If you can\u2019t hit a nail the best hammer in the world will not help your aim. Nikon vs Canon? Until those guys start making phones I\u2019ll choose an Iphone. The thing fits in my pocket and is nearly indestructible. It takes pictures that would be considered unbelievably good twenty-five years ago. It shoots decent video and if it\u2019s not windy the audio isn\u2019t half-bad, a must in today\u2019s multi-media, everything-all-the-time landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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