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<p>1: Why does it matter? Are you conducting a survey or selecting a camera based on what pro's use? If you are selecting a camera for your own use, buy the camera that fits your needs.<br>

2: Were did you come up with this observation? I see more Nikons in the hands of professionals than Canons. Your observation may be true of young photographers. But the guys that I see, that have been shooting for decades are married to their Nikons because every lens they own fits every camera that they own.<br>

I would suspect that if you conducted a survey among the highest paid proffessionals, Nikon users would far outnumber the Canon users. Canon is a good camera, and dollar for feature they are a good value. But to say that Canon and Nikon make the best lenses is a bit of a stretch. Canon and Nikon have a very wide selection of really good lenses. So if you are looking for good lensmakers that fill the most needs Canon and Nikon are obvious choices. So if you prefer a Canon or Nikon for quality and selection you are making a good choice. But to say that they make the best lenses, that is not an argument that you are going to win.</p>

<p>The answer is:<br /> There is no answer!<br /> The camera is always a product of compromises<br /> Do you chose zoom ratio over speed? Yea if you are shooting always shooting outdoors, but for an "always gotta have it" camera, you might need it almost anywhere. Are there screw on wide ange adapters available?<br /> What about batteries? I would always chose a model with batteries I can buy over the counter at the Piggly Wiggly over a similar camera with proprietary batteries.<br /> I prefer a model I can fit in a shirt pocket. I can always put a lanyard on it that goes over the neck so that if it falls out, it will not hit the ground. I also put a soft spot in the lanyard so that if it gets caught in something I am not thrown off balance or decapitated.<br /> Why doesn't somebody make a shirt pocket camera with several different lens options? maybe similar models with different lenses. One model would have a high speed prime lens. Another model would be a wide zoom lens for the family reunion. And another model on the same chassis with a medium to long zoom.<br /> Are you going to participate in the event or record it? You have to decide which hat to wear. If you are on vacation, do vacation. Carry something that doesn't need a bag of accessories. Go with something that can fit in a pocket without a big bulge. Remember the Argus C-3 we used in camera school? That is what we had, so that is what we used. And if at the end of the day we needed something to pound tent stakes or tenderize meat, we were covered. It takes a great photographer to recognize and capture a great image, not a great camera.<br /> Finally I would stay with a manufacturer I trust. I won't say that you have to buy Canon or Nikon, but both have cameras that fit my criteria for about $100 as of February 2009. There are a lot of great cameras out there really cheap. You have to decide how much camera you want to carry around, and how much you want to cry if it gets lost or broken.</p>

I am retired and can do quite a bit with photoshop.

I bet there a lot of other guys and gals struggling to make a living right here in the U S of A.

I'd love to get a crack at regular work

There is also a sense of elitism. How do you identify a professional camera from a consumer camera? The

consumer camera has a built in flash, and the pro camera does not, end of story. So how did such a silly

tradition get started? Well it's not silly as the reasons above clearly point out. But it is a tradition that

reinforces the reasons stated above, and there is a resistance to buying a "pro" camera with a pop up, at least

by some photographers.

 

I am not saying that if somebody came out with a great camera that worked everywhere, everytime, after getting

run over by a train, and spit out by a submarine, that happened to have a built in flash, pro's wouldn't buy it

at all, but it would have to to overcome a significant handicap. I am just a wanna be, but I would rather have a

camera with a reputation of a professional tool instead of a consumer toy.

What we weren't told is that the photographer was standing on the edge of the world and couldn't take another step back. Nope, then why didn't he/she have the group move back a little.

 

I did not find the prospective fish eye correction tool in Photo Shop CS (8), so I divided the image in half horizontally and stretched the lower half, then selected inverse and stretched the top half to match. It didn't do as well as some of the other corrections posted.

 

then I selected the washed out areas and used auto color, then faded the auto color. That thing works great!

 

I should probably keep my corrections to myself, it is a great image to practice with. I am just learning photo shop. I have so much to learn, but I am going to post my 1/2 cent worth anyway, if I can get it posted OK.<div></div>