<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post7272167943413534902..comments</id><updated>2010-07-08T23:16:20.835-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Picture Today: Do you *really* need an expensive camera?</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/feeds/7272167943413534902/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html'/><author><name>Jen Kiaba</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-5587189776441498002</id><published>2010-07-08T22:40:26.827-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T22:40:26.827-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Jen &amp; Gordana, I know, right?! :) LOL!</title><content type='html'>Jen &amp;amp; Gordana, I know, right?! :) LOL!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/5587189776441498002'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/5587189776441498002'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278643226827#c5587189776441498002' title=''/><author><name>Joanna's Foto</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04948890287300299497</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-6523596666921336303</id><published>2010-07-08T19:32:46.362-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T19:32:46.362-04:00</updated><title type='text'>That would be like telling a chef:"Oh, this is a s...</title><content type='html'>That would be like telling a chef:&amp;quot;Oh, this is a spectacular meal! You must have a really good oven!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(I read that somewhere a while ago and it made me laugh ;)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/6523596666921336303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/6523596666921336303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278631966362#c6523596666921336303' title=''/><author><name>Gordana.M</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01575608180023906154</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-8054010816703030990</id><published>2010-07-08T12:31:43.607-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T12:31:43.607-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Joanna,

Of course! I loved your article and it's ...</title><content type='html'>Joanna,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Of course! I loved your article and it&amp;#39;s a topic that I think warrants bringing up again and again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My favorite compliment is &amp;quot;Oh that&amp;#39;s a great photo - you must have a really good camera!!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lol!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/8054010816703030990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/8054010816703030990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278606703607#c8054010816703030990' title=''/><author><name>Jen Kiaba</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03307841649764033103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04943946415456909583'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-4758457269996587398</id><published>2010-07-08T12:29:12.018-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T12:29:12.018-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Jen, thank you for the mention! 

Just to add to K...</title><content type='html'>Jen, thank you for the mention! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just to add to Kristi&amp;#39;s comment, above.&lt;br /&gt;I agree with you. And I would expect, that if someone is using their equipment to make a living- they are more willing to learn how to use it.&lt;br /&gt;It&amp;#39;s more camera users, that &amp;quot;snap pics&amp;quot; and this is just a little fun activity, which doesn&amp;#39;t really lead to anything more than- &amp;quot;snapping pics&amp;quot;. Some of those camera users like to blame equipment for their unsuccessful shots.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/4758457269996587398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/4758457269996587398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278606552018#c4758457269996587398' title=''/><author><name>Joanna's Foto</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04948890287300299497</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-8234969715210744879</id><published>2010-07-08T10:31:19.589-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T10:31:19.589-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kristi - 

You make a great point! I agree that if...</title><content type='html'>Kristi - &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You make a great point! I agree that if someone is making a living doing photography then it definitely pays to invest. Especially when it comes to lenses!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/8234969715210744879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/8234969715210744879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278599479589#c8234969715210744879' title=''/><author><name>Jen Kiaba</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03307841649764033103</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04943946415456909583'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-5014070037012103786</id><published>2010-07-08T10:28:17.922-04:00</published><updated>2010-07-08T10:28:17.922-04:00</updated><title type='text'>totally agree! Although, I think if you're making ...</title><content type='html'>totally agree! Although, I think if you&amp;#39;re making a living at photography it really pays off to have the highest-end camera/lens you can. You have so much more flexibility with them. Like, for instance, I have to shoot low light A LOT so having a camera with a huge ISO range is important to me. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I think people walking around with a 2 or 3 thousand dollar camera on automatic is just depressing...</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/5014070037012103786'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/7272167943413534902/comments/default/5014070037012103786'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html?showComment=1278599297922#c5014070037012103786' title=''/><author><name>KristiMcMurry</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13374696572038512403</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.jenkiaba.com/2010/07/do-you-really-need-expensive-camera.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-354430955719312506.post-7272167943413534902' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/354430955719312506/posts/default/7272167943413534902' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>