thompsonkirk
Member
I have the same difficulty others have mentioned with the 'Fun With XYZ' threads. I appreciate camera-designated threads when something new comes out that interests me. I've found invaluable advice here about the Q and SL Leicas that I've decided not to buy, and the A7rII and RX1rII Sonys that seem to be replacing my Leica gear. And I see the sense of the gear topics when folks want to discuss the latest camera with light leaks, or the options and movements in technical cameras. But it's an odd way to organize a photographic 'library.' It would be nice if folks would routinely add a tag with the camera/lens they used, but that's not my primary approach to visual imagery.
Even when I'm thinking about equipment, I don't take web images to be very strong indictors of what the equipment might do. Taking web resolution into account, the photographer's style and vision and post-processing skills are usually greater variables than the gear.
I'll add, though, that I'm quite impressed with the quality of work posted here. That's why I've gravitated here from LUF and RFF. From the perspective of strong and inspiring photography, genres are the best organizing principle, with the gear-topics retained primarily for interesting products and technical questions, minus the 'Fun with XYZ's.'
Kirk
Even when I'm thinking about equipment, I don't take web images to be very strong indictors of what the equipment might do. Taking web resolution into account, the photographer's style and vision and post-processing skills are usually greater variables than the gear.
I'll add, though, that I'm quite impressed with the quality of work posted here. That's why I've gravitated here from LUF and RFF. From the perspective of strong and inspiring photography, genres are the best organizing principle, with the gear-topics retained primarily for interesting products and technical questions, minus the 'Fun with XYZ's.'
Kirk
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