"...You must have a really great camera!"

[Sean Setters]

I cannot tell you how many times I hear something like, "Wow, those are fantastic images. You must have a really great camera!"

I realize the first sentence is a compliment. However, when you follow the compliment with the second sentence, you're basically complimenting the capabilities of the camera and ignoring the skill and expertise of the person who took the picture. It's just like saying...

"These are fantastic h'orderves. You must have a really great oven!"

"That is a fantastic story. You must have a really great pen!"

"That is a fantastic painting. You must have really great brushes!"

Why is it that cooks, authors, and painters never hear things like that? The truth is, yes, I do have a really great camera (two, in fact). I own good cameras because I appreciate the nuances that differentiate them from other cameras (build quality, feature set, sensor size, etc). However, if you put the lowest end Rebel in my hand, I'd still produce something very similar.

/rant over