Pro Photographers with Amateur Gear vs. an Amateur with Pro Gear
The photographers at Mango Street wanted to show that it generally takes more than "pro" camera gear to shoot "pro" photos, so they decided to do a shootout to test this.
The photographers at Mango Street wanted to show that it generally takes more than "pro" camera gear to shoot "pro" photos, so they decided to do a shootout to test this.
This is one of the more inspirational, down to Earth, GAS busting gear monologs we've seen. Originally published in 2015, this video by DSLRguide's Simon Cade explains exactly why he has no interest in upgrading his trusty Canon T3i to something more popular and powerful.
There are all sorts of statistics we can look up to tell us how the photography industry is doing and whether or not smartphones really are going to steamroll the market (spoiler alert: it's not as bad as some make it out to be). One source of information that probably doesn't cross your mind, however, is Amazon's Most Wished For lists.
Where statistics on cameras shipped give us an idea of what the companies want, Amazon's list gives us a glimpse of what the customers want, which might just be a good indicator of how the big players in the industry are really doing.
Canon has just announced two new Rebel DSLRs, the Rebel T3 (aka 1100D) and the Rebel T3i (aka 600D).