{"id":268,"date":"2015-08-23T23:36:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-24T03:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2015-08-23T23:36:11","modified_gmt":"2015-08-24T03:36:11","slug":"good-and-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/?p=268","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Good&#8221; and Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><a href=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wetland-reflection-1-PA260181.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-269 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wetland-reflection-1-PA260181-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"wetland-reflection-1-PA260181\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wetland-reflection-1-PA260181-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wetland-reflection-1-PA260181-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/wetland-reflection-1-PA260181.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I believe digital cameras, their sensors, lenses, and image processors have evolved and multiplied enough that I can buy equipment to make &#8220;fine art&#8221; for not a lot of bucks. However, I don&#8217;t think full frame cameras, professional lenses and the like are without value. They&#8217;re tools in talented hands for making extraordinary images.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>My point is that I don&#8217;t need spend like crazy on high end gear to make photographs that please me and whatever audience I can gather.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>After one or two newer model generations have gone to market, leftover inventories may be steeply discounted. I look at specifications. A pro-grade camera may share technology with a lower priced model. Hey, if I can control aperture, ISO, and exposure time, then I&#8217;m happy.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tangle-PA260177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-272\" src=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tangle-PA260177-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tangle-PA260177-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tangle-PA260177-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/tangle-PA260177.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I think of this approach as buying trailing edge technology. Maybe it&#8217;s just my Yankee stinginess. Whatever it is, I save by buying things that give me raw files, high resolution, low noise, and that satisfy my fussy eye without breaking the bank.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>What is enough? I must be happy with the work that I create. If doing photography doesn&#8217;t give me joy and satisfaction, it won&#8217;t matter what I spend.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe digital cameras, their sensors, lenses, and image processors have evolved and multiplied enough that I can buy equipment to make &ldquo;fine art&rdquo; for not a lot of bucks. However, I don&rsquo;t think full frame cameras, professional lenses and the like are without value. They&rsquo;re tools in talented hands for making extraordinary images. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,16,17,26,21],"tags":[4,28,12],"class_list":["post-268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-digital-photography","category-gear","category-imagery","category-photography","category-sensors","tag-camera-raw","tag-creativity","tag-photography"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions\/301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/markbalcomphotography.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}