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A great article and so are her others all making a good read and unbiased view on formats from a working professionals point of view.
I heard Damian McGillicuddy once say words to the effect that "Full frame is a digital unit designed to fit and conform to the original 35mm format and meet customer expectations, 4/3 and Mu43 is a format that has been designed and built from the gound up as a new innovative system.
How true and any camera is after all a tool, it is the person operating it that makes it dance to their tune and people are judged on results not on equipment!
A good natured and well balanced view on the FF "debate". Thanks for the link. It's sad that some folk have to be so vitriolic in their posts though, and the absence of that is the good thing about this forum.
I don't quite see this doctrinal need for FF; horses for courses I say. I'm more than content with what MFT can achieve; far more than I can achieve with it if truth be told.
I like the way she backs up her statements with example photographs to demonstrate what she means.
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
Can I just say how much I appreciate the kind comments in this thread. As some of you can imagine, I have needed to don some body armour in order to withstand the onslaught my articles have provoked. When I wrote them, it was in response to the many requests I'd had to talk about my equipment choices, and specifically why I don't really need to bother with my full frame kit anymore. I had absolutely no idea that the articles would prove contentious, until I read more about the subject on DPR, where the depth of feeling became very obvious.
What is hard to understand is some of the vitriol - we're just talking about cameras after all, and it seems so strange that one person's choices may be seen as in some way threatening. It's also amazing to see the extent to which my words have been twisted or completely reinvented in some of the discussions I've encountered. Some of the urban myths are also hard to fathom - I've received e-mails informing me that I cannot possibly be a bone fide professional, otherwise I would not be using Micro 4/3 cameras. I have also been accused of taking payment for my "propaganda". It's very hard for me to get my head around some of this! I have no interest in what other people shoot with, it's of no consequence, what is interesting instead are the photographs and the philosophy behind them. Of course many of the negative responders don't appear to take any photographs themselves, and some of them quite clearly have never used a modern Micro 4/3 camera.
Sorry for the rant - but I feel safe enough here to open up!
I'll look forward to reading around this forum and hopefully getting to know the contributors.
Kind regards
Lindsay
Last edited by Lindsay D; 6 November 2013, 07:29 PM.
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Can I just say how much I appreciate the kind comments in this thread. As some of you can imagine, I have needed to don some body armour in order to withstand the onslaught my articles have provoked. When I wrote them, it was in response to the many requests I'd had to talk about my equipment choices, and specifically why I don't really need to bother with my full frame kit anymore. I had absolutely no idea that the articles would prove contentious, until I read more about the subject on DPR, where the depth of feeling became very obvious.
What is hard to understand is some of the vitriol - we're just talking about cameras after all, and it seems so strange that one person's choices may be seen as in some way threatening. It's also amazing to see the extent to which my words have been twisted or completely reinvented in some of the discussions I've encountered. Some of the urban myths are also hard to fathom - I've received e-mails informing me that I cannot possibly be a bone fide professional, otherwise I would not be using Micro 4/3 cameras. I have also been accused of taking payment for my "propaganda". It's very hard for me to get my head around some of this! I have no interest in what other people shoot with, it's of no consequence, what is interesting instead are the photographs and the philosophy behind them. Of course many of the negative responders don't appear to take any photographs themselves, and some of them quite clearly have never used a modern Micro 4/3 camera.
Sorry for the rant - but I feel safe enough here to open up!
I'll look forward to reading around this forum and hopefully getting to know the contributors.
Kind regards
Lindsay
Hi Lindsay, and welcome!
Like you I find it hard to understand why people get so uptight about choice of camera. OK, we are a brand specific site so the onus is very much on Olympus but the main advantage is that we have built a pool of knowledge and experience that helps us individually to obtain the answer to problems with our kit and learn how to get the best out of it for its intended purpose, taking photographs. We also have an extensive equipment hire service.
However, the main thing that defines us all is that we are photographers and whilst we have our fair share of gear related threads (particularly when a new camera appears) we probably have a higher ratio of picture threads than many other sites.
I hope you enjoy your time here and I know that there is much we can learn from you. You are welcome to add a link to your website/blog in your signature line if you wish. Meanwhile, if you need any help navigating the site just ask.
John
"A hundredth of a second here, a hundredth of a second there � even if you put them end to end, they still only add up to one, two, perhaps three seconds, snatched from eternity." ~ Robert Doisneau
Thank you for the warm welcome John - this site has a lovely feel to it. I'll look forward to learning from the contributors and offering my own thoughts as well. Good to know about the hire service too.
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