The fallacy of the Magic Lens (...or how the wow doesn't come from glass)

gardengirl13 wrote in post #5611866
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Your tent is the same thing we have been saying. We're not saying that a 50 1.8 will take wonderful shots of a bird at 100 yards. We're saying a good photographer knows the limits of the lens they are using and knows how to manipulate it to take great shots. A great lens will not make you a great photographer. An experienced camper will know the limits of their gear and how what to use in what situation.

well said!

exactly!

yeah but a greener lawn means more mowing!

gardengirl13 wrote in post #5611900
yeah but a greener lawn means more mowing!

Some of us find mowing to be relaxing, and you can't beat the smell of a freshly-mowed lawn.

Fresh mowed lawns are hell to my allergies.

Me too, they make me sneeze a lot.

My husband finds mowing like meditation, he loves it.

Freshly mowed lawns attract Robins

Another reason to hate 'em.

Double Negative wrote in post #5612021
Some of us find mowing to be relaxing, and you can't beat the smell of a freshly-mowed lawn.

others of us like to relax while the gardener cuts the lawn .

ed rader

Yeah Ed, we know you like watching the gardeners when they work on your lawn.

ed rader wrote in post #5612089
others of us like to relax while the gardener cuts the lawn .

ed rader

gary88 wrote in post #5612068
Freshly mowed lawns attract Robins

Who then wake us up at 4am every single freakin' morning sitting on a branch level with the bedroom window!

But I love the little song birds, they only cheep quietly in the morning.

I've always thought Pro's use good glass because they've done the time with the cheap stuff and learnt the limitations. Pro's have the foundation of years of experience and thousands of thought out and realized results. They got good shots with inferior glass because they know the limitations and when they were within them. When the shots you want are outside the limitations of the optic you own, you need to buy better gear.

It seems like a few people are answering the "Good glass doesn't matter" statement which isn't at all what Hoff said.

ed rader wrote in post #5612089
others of us like to relax while the gardener cuts the lawn.

I'll never use the green box mode!

Oh, we were talking about glass?
I thought we were talking about lawns.

nicksan wrote in post #5612248
Oh, we were talking about glass?
I thought we were talking about lawns.

We're afloat in a sea of metaphors and similies!