How to Find Users of a particular camera in photo.net site

[n.a.t.h.a.n]

From our available users of PN, is there any possible way to search

for the users of a particular camera..?

It would be nice for beginners to look on those user's photographs

before going to buy them.

[cfimages]

Short answer - you can't do it.

 

Longer answer - you still can't do it.

 

I'm not sure that searching by camera model would be all that helpful. Much more depends on the lens than the body. A Canon L series lens on a Rebel body, for example will produce better shots than a cheap kit lens on an EOS 1. (Assuming all other things are equal)

 

If you're not familiar with Canon - the Rebel is the entry level body, the EOS 1 is the pro-level body.

[spaghetti_western]

"...It would be nice for beginners to look on those user's photographs before going to buy them..."

 

really? and what would you expect to learn? if the photographer is very good or not do you think its because of the particular camera or lens she uses? or is it because of their mastery (or not) of pre-capture technique and post-process skills? if the latter then the brand or particular model of equipment used should only be relevant upon examining the photos of those photographers whose topical work most matches your own interests to get a sense of which tools may be best for your purposes. but in that case you ought to focus on the types of photos you like to do and then note what equipment those photographers use to create them. and that type of search is now facilitated in PN by a browse recent photos search facility

[jbq]

Nathan, like Craig said, the camera has extremely little influence on the final photograph, as opposed to the lens that took the picture (and even then, that influence if very small compared to the photographer - a good photographer is able to take good pictures with just about any equipment).

 

If you're serious about photography, you'll be well-served with an entry-level film SLR, a decent lens, lots of film, and a good book about photography techniques. You'll find plenty of advice for specific equipment here on photo.net if you search around. I know personally what I'd recommend as an all-around solution, but since you don't as I won't tell.

[richardw]

I agree with Jean Baptiste completely. better spend more money on film and shoot, shoot, shoot. You will find the subjects you like most and later on you can upgrade your kit specificially. But buying e.g. a rangefinder because of its myth and then find out that you prefer sports and wildlife where you need long lenses is no good investment. buy film!

 

regards

richard

[jbq]

Also, your budget matters, obviously. For some people, spending $400 on a new camera+lens and selling it a few months later for $300 if you figure that you don't like it is no big deal; for others the $400 value is far out of thise world.

 

Like Richard said eloquently, if you want to be able to produce any kind of good results, you need to shoot, shoot, shoot.

 

You need to shoot a lot to practice (to recognize what works, what doesn't). 1000 to 2000 frames will give you some practice.

 

You need to shoot a lot to be able to edit away. The best way to improve your photography is to only show your very best pictures. Even after you learn to avoid basic mistakes you'll still throw away about 90% of the frames right away as being obviously less good than the others. Further editing will remove 80 to 90% of what's left. After you shoot 1000 frames you'll have 10 to 20 good pictures to show.

[paul e. wog]

Nathan has a point and i disagree...a lot is having the same camera. The look is like a fingerprint. Mr Speget if what you say is true then why the Lencia brotherhood?...not that i have even looked at the forum but can spot a Lencia pic "most" times when seeing a b&w street photo type.

 

I save guys pics with F5's just to look for inherent flaws and inovations they have discovered. Nathan must have visited that sg place where you can search that way...kinda convienient. But here in the trp its right on the title, the cam make, so save to interesting people Nathan....search by lens would be even more interesting.