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Irritating photography advice

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"your photos are only good because of your camera".
"You don't even need that lens".
2 things I've heard over the years.
The rest of the BS I receive is stares because I'm a 17 year old with a 5D Mark III and 24-70 II, and supposedly I don't know anything about photography because I'm too young.
 
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BrandonKing96 said:
"your photos are only good because of your camera".
"You don't even need that lens".
2 things I've heard over the years.
The rest of the BS I receive is stares because I'm a 17 year old with a 5D Mark III and 24-70 II, and supposedly I don't know anything about photography because I'm too young.

Bet it was your Mum who said 'you don't even need that lens' ;)
 
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BrandonKing96 said:
"your photos are only good because of your camera".
"You don't even need that lens".
2 things I've heard over the years.
The rest of the BS I receive is stares because I'm a 17 year old with a 5D Mark III and 24-70 II, and supposedly I don't know anything about photography because I'm too young.
what did you start off with? I bought my daughter a used xti and a used 18-55, but every now and then I'll let her use some of my nice lenses.

a 9 year old with an slr, even an old one draws attention... I imagine at some point I might hand her down my mkiii, but I really don't see that happening any time soon.
 
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BrandonKing96 said:
The rest of the BS I receive is stares because I'm a 17 year old with a 5D Mark III and 24-70 II, and supposedly I don't know anything about photography because I'm too young.
The stares are probably jealousy :)

Age does not make one a great photographer...
 
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jdramirez said:
ramk2206 said:
You sink 2000$ in a small odd shaped lens and all the picture it takes comes blurry  - My wife 

tilt shift? I still don't understand tilt shifts, but maybe I'll borrow one one day and figure out the draw.
I think he's talking about the 85L (narrow depth of field with very blurred background). But I do take issue with calling it odd-shaped (the 17mm TS-E and 8-15mm take that crown), even if it is a chunky little monster.
 
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Sporgon said:
Bet it was your Mum who said 'you don't even need that lens' ;)
Oddly enough, No! She'd just question why I "need" that lens.
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jdramirez said:
what did you start off with? I bought my daughter a used xti and a used 18-55, but every now and then I'll let her use some of my nice lenses.

a 9 year old with an slr, even an old one draws attention... I imagine at some point I might hand her down my mkiii, but I really don't see that happening any time soon.

I started off with a 60D when it first came out (back in the highly pretentious stage of teenage years) and just an 18-55, but slowly expanded with getting a 10-22 and I think what topped it off was the 580EX II and BG-E9. Now I just get people complaining how heavy the 5D 3 is.
 
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