DSLR camera's VS Point and Shoot

                                                                               


                                Hey everypony, so this has been an on going argument among photographers both professional and student's. So i thought i would put my two bit's in on it. First off the quality of the photograph depends way mostly on the skill of the photographer himself then the camera he is using. Not saying you could take an award winning photo with a blurry webcam, but really if you have the know how and skill's and modern day 100 dollar P@S camera can take great pictures. To put it bluntly, if you give a complete pro a P@S and a complete amateur who has never taken a photo in his life the most expensive DSLR with the best and most expensive equipment money can buy. The pro with the P@S will still take the better picture.

                               Now yes i know DSLR's have alot of neat options that P@S dont have, and in some areas of photography i would have to agree they would be the best for it. But not all of them. For example if you are going to be doing sport's photography, Fashion Photography, or shooting for big name image magazines then yes a DSLR would be preferable. But if you are doing something like Street Photography (what i do), Event Photography, Candid Shot's, or shooting photo's for a professional website, then a simple P@S will do just fine. The main difference really is that the DSLR's have interchangeable lenses for different scenarios. So if you need to take a picture of a Lion you can change to a really long lens to get an upclose shot at a safe distance. However for doing stuff like Street you don't really need a huge lens. In fact the more incognito the camera is, the better.

                             Many of the pro's including Henry Cartier-Bresson, used film cameras that are about as professional as most $100 P@S camera's are today. So if they can do it we can. Most of the best photographs come from photographer's who have the most passion for what they do, not those with the biggest and noisiest camera's. So buy whichever camera you want, and if you get a P@S and have pro photographers going all Nightmare Moon on you for not paying millions of dollars for a heavier camera, ignore them.