Does Better Gear Really Mean Better Photos? (argumentative)
When it comes to hobbies and professions most would associate higher quality gear with a higher quality product. When it comes to photography though, there are so many good, cheap options it’s hard to say. With smartphones having built-in high definition cameras and cheap point-and-shoot cameras you can buy at Walmart for $30 it’s actually quite easy to take a good photo. Some would argue that you can only take high-quality images on expensive cameras like Nikon and Canon.
iPhone cameras have such good quality that they are about as good as some cameras you can get from Canon or Nikon. The photo above looks like it was taken on a nice professional camera, but in reality, it was taken on an iPhone X. Now, yes, the iPhone X is really expensive but you could even achieve this quality with some of Apple’s older phones and even some of Google’s new phones.
Dani Diamond did some research on this topic and compiled some photos that look extraordinary and were all taken on entry-level cameras. None of these photos were taken with crazy expensive and complicated cameras.
One downside to cheaper gear is the control you have over your photos. With more advanced cameras and lenses, you get more control over the depth of your work. You also get more control over ISO as well as a lower aperture. With higher quality cameras you also get the option of a full frame camera, which gives you amazing detail. This allows you to edit your pictures and keep the quality really high as well.
To summarize, to take good photos you don’t necessarily need a good camera. All you really need is a knowledge of photography and any camera at all. With that, you can come up with all kinds of interesting photos that are sure to impress.
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