I don't mean it like that. I know it's outdated and all and can be get quite a bit cheaper now than when it was introduced. That wasn't my point.
It's an old camera for professional photographers. It's not something a normal hobbyist would pick up usually, even second hand. Newer semi-pro and upper-range hobbyist bodies generally outperform it in most common tasks and are cheaper to pick up second-hand.
So there must be a reason that he chose it instead of something cheaper and generally just as good. May it be he's a photography snob, a former professional photographer or somebody who wanted one of the uncommon features this camera sported - like its environmental sealing.
And it's the same with the lens. The f/2.8 is the top of the range. That is some serious hardware you don't pick up willy-nilly just because you need a good telephoto lens to catch your neighbourhood MILF sunbathing in the nip.
Well, I guess if you had loads of spare cash to burn you could pick that one up willy-nilly.
And that's the thing I was thinking about - there should be some more interest in it,than just "that was a good camera". Because it was a good camera only certain people would pick. Especially when adding the lens.
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Date: 2010-09-18 11:20 pm (UTC)It's an old camera for professional photographers. It's not something a normal hobbyist would pick up usually, even second hand. Newer semi-pro and upper-range hobbyist bodies generally outperform it in most common tasks and are cheaper to pick up second-hand.
So there must be a reason that he chose it instead of something cheaper and generally just as good. May it be he's a photography snob, a former professional photographer or somebody who wanted one of the uncommon features this camera sported - like its environmental sealing.
And it's the same with the lens. The f/2.8 is the top of the range. That is some serious hardware you don't pick up willy-nilly just because you need a good telephoto lens to catch your neighbourhood MILF sunbathing in the nip.
Well, I guess if you had loads of spare cash to burn you could pick that one up willy-nilly.
And that's the thing I was thinking about - there should be some more interest in it,than just "that was a good camera". Because it was a good camera only certain people would pick. Especially when adding the lens.