Comments on: Stop wishing for that Amazing Camera and Appreciate The One You’ve Got

By: S.Abe

S.Abe — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:18:25 +0000

As much as I appreciate the camera I have, I really wish I had found a smaller one. I love the idea of taking it everywhere, but I don’t because it’s large and I don’t have a case. I do follow the rest of the advice, though.

By: Mr Smile

Mr Smile — Mon, 24 May 2010 11:59:39 +0000

Thank a lot. I don’t have special camera but I use my mobile phone N73 with 3.2 MP Carl Zeiss lens & one simple Canon IXY 510 IS camera. And I enjoy and satisfy with my shots.
It is good to be happy what you have rather than to be unhappy what you don’t have.

By: Trueash

Trueash — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:06:39 +0000

C’mon… In other words, what you are saying is: “Know your camera’s limitations and do not attempt to go beyond them”, right?
I’ll give you an example: http://www.fotka.ua/o.cgi?i=158703 This was taken with a superzoom point-and-click camera, in a rather low light (dull autumn morning in a forest). The camera cannot shoot continuously in *raw, so I had to opt for *jpeg – that one limitation; another one is the sensitivity – if I tried to use 200 or 400, the noise would get as large as bricks.

By: starrpoint

starrpoint — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:17:59 +0000

It is too bad such a great camera does not yet exist, but like you said, it will.

until then, we need to really understand what we have, and its limits and abilities. then when we upgrade we can take full advantage of it.

By: jack clarfelt

jack clarfelt — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:22:58 +0000

A short list of professional photograhers who have given up their expensive equipment to use cheap P & S cameras would go a long way to convincing me.

By: Prashad L

Prashad L — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:41:23 +0000

For me it’s all about ISO. More expensive gear allows me to take pictures in low light without using the flash, which in most of the time look a lot better.
I have a 400D and get by using noise reduction, but I’d love to have a camera that can take photos at ISO 3200 without any noise.
Too bad such a camera doesnt exist yet in the “amateur” price range, although the 7D is starting to get there. I guess technology is moving fast and in a couple of years we’ll see massive improvements in ISO.

By: mdwicker

mdwicker — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:05:53 +0000

Does anyone even read these comments this long after the post? Excellent article. I’ve been trying to learn this lesson in my photography. Where can I find more good articles about how to find inspiration? What to take pictures of? How to find a subject? How to decide what to plan? These kinds of resources seem lacking in general, to me. Kudos, DPS, on doing some like that.

By: starrpoint

starrpoint — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:50:49 +0000

Knowing what you have is more than half the battle. I have three good cameras, a 35mm, a point and shoot digital and a DSLR. Each has it own strong points and things that it does very well, and things it does not do well. between them I get good shots. and I have sold photos I took with the point and shoot as well as from the two expensive cameras. I can tuck the little camera in and take in places where the big camera would be in the way.

By: Jo

Jo — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:35:18 +0000

this is just what i needed to read at this time..sometimes i feel that my camera don’t do what i wanted it to do. but now i had realized that i doesn’t matter what my camera is, as long as i practice hard i will get the pictures that i want. thanks for sharing.

By: ElDavid

ElDavid — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:06:41 +0000

Very true. All my digital pictures are taken with a sony dsc-v3, and my analogues with a canon a-1. Not exactly new or high-end.