{"id":9291,"date":"2010-11-07T20:48:16","date_gmt":"2010-11-07T19:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/11\/07\/what-does-your-camera-say-about-you\/"},"modified":"2010-11-07T20:48:16","modified_gmt":"2010-11-07T19:48:16","slug":"what-does-your-camera-say-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smlp.co.uk\/blog\/2010\/11\/what-does-your-camera-say-about-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What does your camera say about you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What does your camera say about you?<\/a>: <\/p>\n

photojojo<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What does your camera say about you?<\/p>\n

With no intention to start any photog brawls<\/a>, here\u2019s a funny article by photographer\/comedian Gordon Lewis<\/a><\/strong> about what your camera may or may not say about you (originally spotted this on Gizmodo<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Just as the clothes you choose to wear, the food you like to eat, and the people you associate with say something about you, so does the camera system you buy into. The following observations are based on close association with the various groups of camera owners and from having belonged to each group at one time or another. Those who belong to the \u201clacking any sense of humor\u201d or \u201coffended at the drop of a hat\u201d groups are strongly advised to read no further.<\/p>\n

Canon owners<\/strong>
You appreciate the benefits of owning a camera system that leads in cutting-edge digital imaging technology and that offers a wealth of body, lens, and accessory options for every level of photographer, from lowly consumer to top professional. You will switch to Nikon.<\/p>\n

Nikon owners<\/strong>
You appreciate the benefits of owning a camera system that leads in cutting-edge digital imaging technology and that offers a wealth of body, lens, and accessory options for every level of photographer, from lowly consumer to top professional. You will switch to Canon.<\/p>\n

Sony owners<\/strong>
You believe that Sony\u2019s innovations in consumer electronics and video technology, its leadership in digital imaging chip production, its in-body image stabilization, and its use of Zeiss optics results in a unique design synergy and products of exceptional value\u2014because that\u2019s what it says in the product literature. You also believe in astrology, UFOs and the Easter Bunny.<\/p>\n

Pentax owners<\/strong>
You\u2019re the sort of person who would buy a $1500 DSLR body so your stash of thread-mount, K-mount and M-mount lenses from decades ago (collectively worth $75.00 at a flea market or yard sale) won\u2019t go to waste; either that, or you\u2019ve never heard of a Spotmatic, Pentax LX or Takumar, you just think you look cool sporting a day-glo red camera that takes real pictures. You think people are laughing with you, not at you.<\/p>\n

Olympus owners<\/strong>
You\u2019re the sort of person who buys North Korean beer, Peruvian underwear, and French cars, not\u00a0 because you actually like them but because no one else does. When people question your choice of camera system you respond that Olympus images have a certain \u201csoul\u201d and that photographs are what matter, not the camera. You have no friends.<\/p>\n

Leica owners<\/strong>
You know that no other camera other than a Hasselblad gains as much instant respect among the cognoscenti as a Leica. Although this relieves the pressure of demonstrating actual photographic prowess, it increases the need to be familiar with the subtle differences in visual signature between an Elmar, Elmarit, Summitar, Summicron, and Summilux. You are either stinking rich, living in your mother\u2019s basement, or one lens purchase away from a divorce.<\/p>\n

Panasonic, Fuji, Samsung, Minolta, Yashica owners and et cetera should be relieved rather than offended that they were not included.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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