Cameras: Want or Need?

English: Cameras from Large to Small, Film to Digital. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

19-Jan-2013

For so long a time, I have not been reading any article about cameras, or even posting articles to my blogs. But today, I came to open dpreview.com page, just to glance on what's the latest news.

Right on time, today's article was something about the review of cameras, raising the question behind the acquisitioin of a camera unit: is it a want or need?

To defend myself, I would immediately say, "Mine is need". However, I would have to be honest about this. I desired to have the D4, even at a time when my photography skill isn't yet at a level I can be proud of, but because the camera's specs was better than what I now have, an entry-level's unit: D5000.

But when I happen to talk to a fellow photographer, a beginner just like me, he'd say, "Yeah, yeah," most of the time, but at the end, asked a rhetoric question: "But why would you need a 16MB picture file size, if you would just be uploading them to Flickr?"

True enough, sometimes I vascilate between want and need, especially that these are sometimes not cheap. But one thing is sure: when I have the extra money, I'm buying a ew Yamaha or Casio keyboard, something that i can use to teach my kids something else other than photography.

Still an art, but a different kind of expression.

As for the article, here it is: Do we value cameras as tools or objects?

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A few more days...

Yesterday, after the rain, while the sun hasn't set, we went over to the new flat to see how the renovation is progressing.

The floor tiles have already been laid down and done, as well as the master bedroom toilet tiles. And that is after the removal of the old bathtub was removed, which necessitated the removal of the remaining floor tiles and wall tiles, which required hacking. But that is all done now.

While in the rented flat, I've been able to use only my Samsung Omnia II phone to take pictures of the views presented to me now and then. And so, while not quite dramatic, the essence is still there. I have a picture of the sunrise, and a picture of the sunset. Some that I've taken are blur, but I managed to get quite clear takes.

I have also the morning sun in red, when the haze from Indonesia blanketed Singapore, the recent haze I mean.

So here they are, and hopefully, while I'm not able to use my dSLR, that doesn't stop me from taking photos.

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Is it a Digital Camera or a Digital SLR Camera?

Image via Wikipedia

It could be something obvious, but if you didn't know, you would miss it.

I haven't covered this in my posts, and while I wanted to, I'd just link to this post which already expounded on the difference between a Digital Camera (a.k.a. Point-and-Shoot camera) and a Digital SLR Camera.

No to delay further, here it is:
What Is The Difference Between A Digital Camera And A Digital Slr Camera?

 

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Book review: MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE for Commercial Photographers

I managed to read the book before I returned it to the library, and true enough, as it was mentioned in the preface section, there were a lot of easy-to-understand figures and diagrams on lighting.

What is actually good about this book is that the diagram is presented, and the resulting photograph is also included. gives you both an insight on how to position your light, what direction, what height, how strong (or soft), etc., etc., and it also comes with the picture that will be taken using that particular lighting structure.

Also tells of the different lighting types, and its accessories.

Not much I will say, so that I will leave the rest for the book to tell about itself.


MASTER LIGHTING GUIDE for Commercial Photographers
by Robert Morrissey

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