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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 506626" data-attributes="member: 7240">Gear whores come in all kinds of varieties. Last summer I was shooting engagement photos of a couple in the city park by the river. Nice sunny morning, nobody there but the couple and me and I was getting a few facial portraits with D4S and 200 f/2 VR2 and I deliberately shot into the sun and used SB-800 and a brolly to open the shadows on their faces. Backlit long blonde hair on the girl... mmm if I was 20 years younger... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!&nbsp; &nbsp; :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" />Anyway, some guy climbed up the river bank with a smallish superzoom in his hand (they are good for bugs, admitted!!). He was probably shooting dragonflies or something, didn't ask. Anyway, he laughed at me and said &quot;isn't there enough light for portraits, ditch the flash it makes ugly faces. Or get one of these modern ones&quot; and he pointed at his camera.The moral of the story: no matter if you are out with a small lens or a big lens, there is always someone who thinks he knows better and finds a reason to laugh at your gear choice. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool&nbsp; &nbsp; :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" />Just use the gear that gets the job done and disregard passers-by.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 506626, member: 7240"] Gear whores come in all kinds of varieties. Last summer I was shooting engagement photos of a couple in the city park by the river. Nice sunny morning, nobody there but the couple and me and I was getting a few facial portraits with D4S and 200 f/2 VR2 and I deliberately shot into the sun and used SB-800 and a brolly to open the shadows on their faces. Backlit long blonde hair on the girl... mmm if I was 20 years younger... :o Anyway, some guy climbed up the river bank with a smallish superzoom in his hand (they are good for bugs, admitted!!). He was probably shooting dragonflies or something, didn't ask. Anyway, he laughed at me and said "isn't there enough light for portraits, ditch the flash it makes ugly faces. Or get one of these modern ones" and he pointed at his camera. The moral of the story: no matter if you are out with a small lens or a big lens, there is always someone who thinks he knows better and finds a reason to laugh at your gear choice. :cool: Just use the gear that gets the job done and disregard passers-by. [/QUOTE]

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