Hammerforum

Seems like all gear-heavy endeavors are fundamentally the same:

With the recent camera releases (or maybe Spring fever) I’ve been rather amazed watching various photography forums have major melt downs during the last few weeks. I said something about cameras and lenses just being tools, not life and death, and got immediately annihilated. They aren’t just tools, I was told, they are the means to make a living for some people, and the passionate hobby of others. That got me thinking, though: I have friends who make their living as carpenters, and others for whom woodworking is a passionate hobby. I got to thinking how silly their forums would seem if they acted like we do:

So, here’s a thread from Hammeruser.com…

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Gear is amazing rn

Having not followed gear much for a few years, this is an amazing time to pop your head out from under a rock…

Streaming video is standard on DSLRs. Sensors are amazing. Low-light performance is amazing. Noise reduction is amazing. Lightroom… ok, can’t win ’em all. Image stabilization is amazing. Lenses are amazing. Amazing lenses designed for digital on amazing sensors are amazing. Memory cards and bus speeds are amazing. Li-ion battery capacities are amazing. Autofocus speeds are amazing. More than enough megapixels for almost all work.

Holy cow.