I am surprised this comment is needed on HN, but a tool is a great tool in the hands of a professional, and a shitty one in the hands of an amateur. Jokes asid

I am surprised this comment is needed on HN, but a tool is a great tool in the hands of a professional, and a shitty one in the hands of an amateur. Jokes aside, as a kid once very interested in photography and took courses, I was shocked one night to watch TV and see one of those garbage entertainment gossip shows in passing mention how one Sports Illustrated Smiwsuit photographer's camera choice would shock you: he was using point-and-shoots (not all the time, but a good portion of the time). Surprise, surpise, I search and I find him: Terry. Richardson. http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/09/25/terry-richardson-talks-about-the-snapshot-and-connecting-with-people/ http://www.aphotoeditor.com/2009/09/25/terry-richardson-talk... A DSLR, like a programming language, is good in some contexts and not in others, and timing vs equipment needed does make a difference like he says, but the death of DSLR? Were we not discussing the slow death of PHP in the PHP thread a few hours ago? Haha. Good tools die, bad tools die, but they will remain tools with supporters and detractors.