Canon 5D MarkIII
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It was during my Prague workshop when one morning before the sun came up, a woman came up to me to show me her new $60,000 Leica System.
She said, “Now I’m ready to take some great pictures”. For some reason she thought that because she had the top of the line, most expensive 35mm DSLR camera she would be able to take some ‘wall hangers’.
Even if that were true, it would have been a good idea to learn how the camera works well before the start of the workshop instead before sunrise at one of the locations. I knew it was going to be a problem when she asked me what to do…but we’ll save that for another post!!
But it’s not true. I say we should judge the photographers by their pictures, not their camera equipment. What I tell my online students with the BPSOP, and the ones that take one of my workshops, It’s not the camera, it’s the ten inches behind it that matters.
Lumix DMC-LX7
When I’m walking around with some of my workshop participants, I have a Canon 5D Mark III with a 17-40mm lens on it over my shoulder, and a small Lumix DMC-LX7 with a 24-90mm zoom around my neck. This gives me a range 0f 17-90mm which covers everything I need.
If you were to look at my website at: www.joebaraban.com, you wouldn’t know what photo was taken with what camera.
I keep thinking about spending a lot of money on a new Canon mirrorless EOS R5 with some lens…around $10,000. I also think about taking that money and using it on a fabulous trip for two somewhere and use my old cameras. I’m pretty sure that the images I take will still turn out pretty good!!!
Follow me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/barabanjoe. Check out any new workshops at the top of this blog. Come shoot with me sometime, and bring your old camera, it will be ok!!!
BTW, the reason you might not see the new workshops posted is that they fill faster than I can post them…but please keep trying!!
JoeB
