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>> "I did it, so it can be done," Legault replied. "Anyway, will a million dollar racket will (sic) make you defeat Federer or Nadal?" My wife is a not-bad-for
by gadders 5y ago
>> "I did it, so it can be done," Legault replied. "Anyway, will a million dollar racket will (sic) make you defeat Federer or Nadal?"
My wife is a not-bad-for-an-amateur photographer of family events etc and any time she takes a good photo people ask "What camera did you use?"
I wonder if people used to go up to Shakespeare and say "Great play. What quill did you use?" Not that I'm comparing my wife to Shakespeare, but I could thrash around with an expensive DSLR for ages and not get a photo as good as a pro with an iphone 7. It's not the camera that makes a good photo.
- londons_explore 5y agoI had the reverse experience... I borrowed a friends super fancy camera, and used it on all the 'auto' modes, and it gave amazing results, despite me having no real photography skill.
- gadders 5y agoThe camera will make the picture bright, in focus etc but it won't help you with composition and capturing the right moment.
- londons_explore 5y agoOh but it does... The 'burst' ability lets me take 50 photos in a few seconds and choose the best. And the high res sensor lets me crop afterwards to get much improved composition. No skill required.
- gadders 5y agoAnd knowing how to crop the shot for the best composition?
- mirkules 5y agoI would like to know the camera too, because he takes the shot at 1/6000. What kind of camera lets in enough light at that shutter speed in the night sky to get that kind of photo at an apparently-low ISO (not a lot of grain apparent in the photo)?
- mnw21cam 5y agoThe moon is bright. It's directly lit by the sun.
- mikeInAlaska 5y agoProbably using a ZWO ASI camera. He has used the 183 pro in the past I know.
- bagels 5y agoMoon is bright, and the telescope has a much larger aperture than your typical camera lens.
- denton-scratch 5y agoNo grain; he's using a digital sensor, not silver nitrate emulsion.
- martopix 5y agoIn terms of technical difficulty and required equipment, there is a significant difference between "family events" and astrophotography.
- gadders 5y agoWell yes, but you could give me his cameras and I would still fuck it up.