New Tools, Toys and Technique
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Originally Posted by
Stuart Edwards
how often are pictures supposed to be in sharp focus with long lenses ?...
Not very often, from my experience. :bugeyed:
+1 to the "practice, practice, practice"
+1 to "...is the skill of the photographer."
Furthermore. New equipment is not the answer to most problems. If one has suitable tools, technique can always be improved. My father was a carpenter and cabinet maker for 45 years. He gave me an old (60+ years now) hammer. If I had trouble with a nail, he would take the hammer out of my hand and drive the bent nail home without any problem (while his 80yo hands shook in comparison with my 55yo hands).
That said, I used that carpenter's hammer to re-roof half of my wood roof. A couple years later I started re-roofing the other half. While buying supplies, I noticed a Roofer's hammer on the wall. Best tool I ever bought. But after 3000 nails, I realized I was just learning to pound nails properly :S3: