Quote from dmo:
The talk of models reminds me of a time I was in a Tokyo camera store many years ago, shopping for a 35mm camera. I was (and am) a lousy photographer, and somehow imagined that a great camera would change that. Somehow the salesman picked up on that, and every question I asked him about this camera vs that camera - the quality of Nikon lenses vs Pentax lenses etc. - he answered "It's YOUR technique that counts." The guy was relentless - wouldn't answer me about the cameras - just kept repeating "It's YOUR technique that counts."
In retrospect there was great wisdom in what he was saying. For an amateur like me, the difference between a Pentax and a Nikon was meaningless. That was the least of my worries. To shoot good pictures I needed to learn the art of photography, not worry about tiny differences between two great tools - either of which would have been totally adequate.
I can say the same about models. They don't all converge on the same values, but they're all mighty damn close, and the differences won't be meaningful to the majority of traders here. It's not the model that will make or break you - it's YOUR technique that counts!
