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Thursday, March 20, 2008

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Does the technology matter in photography?

by RR Jr on March 20, 2008

Does the technology matter, and more specifically, does the camera matter?

Ahh, the 64,000 question. I have generally avoided in-depth discussions of camera equipment on the blog simply because I have always advocated and stressed the art of photography over the seeming obsession with technology these days. I also noticed that sites discussing the aesthetics of photography were quite rare.

Two recent articles on the internet motivated me to share my thoughts about this controversial subject. Ken Rockwell’s article “Your Camera Doesn’t Matter” inspired a sharp rebuttal titled “The Camera Does Matter” by the creator of the Luminous Landscape website, Michael Reichman. The cliche “it’s not the hammer, but the carpenter” comes to mind, but I’ve been through this before not so long ago…

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