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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 285157" data-attributes="member: 18251"><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />One more time about the good old K. R.: what should be taken with the utmost care (&quot;with the grain of salt&quot;, or, is it a spoonful of salt?<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />) are his general ideas and advice to beginners. Example: he NEVER shoots RAW (why should he, he wonders...). In addition to this, he advises NOT to use FINE jpg setting (&quot;normal&quot; or &quot;standard&quot; is good enough, so why should anybody waste their memory card's precious space?). What he does not tell is that this way the photographer is wasting something much more precious - the density of pixels, ability to enlarge/crop/make huge prints etc. Then, he thinks that the lens hood is just a gimmick - the hand above the front end of the lens is sufficient (he doesn't report on whether this method is applicable when shooting hand-held, with a fullframe + the flash unit for the sake of a fill-light...). Etc. etc....But his lists of specs (especially when it comes to lenses) are quite comprehensive, info is presented in the right order, and the attached photos mainly show what had been written within the corresponding text(s), so Mr. Rockwell's reviews should not be dismissed altogether.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 285157, member: 18251"] :)One more time about the good old K. R.: what should be taken with the utmost care ("with the grain of salt", or, is it a spoonful of salt?:rolleyes:) are his general ideas and advice to beginners. Example: he NEVER shoots RAW (why should he, he wonders...). In addition to this, he advises NOT to use FINE jpg setting ("normal" or "standard" is good enough, so why should anybody waste their memory card's precious space?). What he does not tell is that this way the photographer is wasting something much more precious - the density of pixels, ability to enlarge/crop/make huge prints etc. Then, he thinks that the lens hood is just a gimmick - the hand above the front end of the lens is sufficient (he doesn't report on whether this method is applicable when shooting hand-held, with a fullframe + the flash unit for the sake of a fill-light...). Etc. etc.... But his lists of specs (especially when it comes to lenses) are quite comprehensive, info is presented in the right order, and the attached photos mainly show what had been written within the corresponding text(s), so Mr. Rockwell's reviews should not be dismissed altogether. [/QUOTE]

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