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Heard about the "Get a real camera" campaign in Australia in Blunty 3000's latest video. Am I the only one who sees it as somewhat elitist? If you're a professional photographer I understand the need for a real camera, but for a casual user I see no need for an expensive camera.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:04:06 UTC from web-
@abigpony Huh? I can improve? If I'm not a professional photographer and my htc Desire Z takes my pictures just fine, why do I need to improve, or am I reading you wrong? (also, I mean not to be confrontational here)
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:10:27 UTC from web -
@leonkfox "If you're a professional chef I understand the need for healthy food but for a casual eater I see no need for vegetables."
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:10:28 UTC from web-
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:12:29 UTC from web
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@leonkfox Just my opinion, but I think that somebody shouldn't be happy with something mediocre even if your job doesn't revolve around it (the analogy in what I said was that a decent camera is vegetables and a phone camera was a microwave meal or something)... I think that the campaign you mentioned is aimed at people who take a lot of photographs with their iPhones etc and spread them around anyway, which is a bit more than 'casual user'.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:23:38 UTC from web-
@theowl But the food thing has health issues associated with it, for example no vegetables and microwave meals (salty as hell) would not make a good diet, but a "mediocre" photo really doesn't matter unless you're really murdock about picture quality, at which point you would already have a "real camera" well before this campaign ever took place.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:26:25 UTC from web-
@leonkfox Yes, microwave meals are unhealthy, but unless you are a professional cook or are really bananas about health (at which point you would have noticed real food far before the "Eat some real food" campaign) because unhealthy foods really don't matter.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:34:28 UTC from web-
@theowl A bad photograph to someone who's murdock isn't going to kill them, an unhealthy diet however will, it's not just an aesthetic issue with food, as it is with this camera campaign.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:36:27 UTC from web-
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:37:09 UTC from web
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@theowl I am, but I can't seem to equate them for the reason I mentioned earlier, with all due respect.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:39:21 UTC from web-
@leonkfox An unhealthy diet most likely results in death. A bad camera most likely results in a bad picture. So 'death' is the analogy for 'bad picture', just as 'fresh food' is the analogy for 'good camera' and 'chef' is the analogy for 'professional photographer'. You're disregarding the fact that it's analogy by saying "Taking bad pictures won't result in death", you are. But I don't want to bicker with you, this is just my opinion that if you're going to take pictures and spread them on tumblr or whatever you should use an actual camera.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:42:28 UTC from web-
@theowl Meh, just my opinion, but unless it's for a profession of some sort (like a journalist for example) I see no issue with using a smart phone camera, but I guess we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:43:36 UTC from web
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@abigpony I'm hardly a photographer, I just my htc Desire Z to snap quick pictures that I can upload instantly, I have no need for a point and shoot, I need a camcorder more than anything (since I need video more than I do pictures in a camera/camcorder)
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:15:57 UTC from web -
@abigpony This video talks in detail about it, but in a nutshell some Australian camera company is taking digs at people who use smart phone cameras, not considering some people only need a camera for odd fun pictures now and again and nothing more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3v3TQvJ3qo
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:19:44 UTC from web-
@leonkfox It's funny because my favourite picture I've ever taken, I took on a smartphone. http://www.renzokuken.org/post/4467657689/i-really-like-this-photo-the-way-the-light that one.
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@ceruleanspark Wow, that is one awesome shot! What phone did you take that with, if I may ask? ^^
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:30:45 UTC from web-
@leonkfox My Palm Pre 2. It's got a strange camera with no shutter lag.
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@ceruleanspark Nice! Didn't know the camera on it was so good, my friend's never really talked about it on his.#
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:40:02 UTC from web-
@leonkfox Neither did I! I was out trespassing when I ran across that old abandoned transmitter tower. If I'd know I was going to find something so interesting, I'd have taken a proper camera, but this worked out quite nicely.
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@ceruleanspark Yes indeed it did! I wonder if my friend even knows it has a camera that good XD
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:47:56 UTC from web-
@leonkfox I took this entire series on my Pre: http://www.renzokuken.org/tagged/09.04.2011 It's not so good in low-light conditions though.
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@ceruleanspark Well, pretty much no smart phone camera is, heck a lot of point and shoots fair pretty crappily in low light conditions in my experience.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:53:01 UTC from web
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@abigpony There is a world of difference between a point-and-shoot camera and a pro-grade DSLR. Depending on the type of photography a person is doing they MIGHT need one for the lenses, resolution and magnification. On the other hand, if you're taking sepia-tone pictures of your cat, then no, you do not.
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@ceruleanspark I guess so, but if you really needed that stuff you would have a camera that had them well before this campaign came into fruition.
Monday, 25-Jul-11 11:30:14 UTC from web
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