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<blockquote data-quote="eric" data-source="post: 801914" data-attributes="member: 22327"><p>well, there's two points here. you can get a decent P&S for a few hundred bucks. less if you're going used, or checking somewhere like woot regularly, etc. also, there's the main point about portability; that it can be easier to get into something when you don't have to put extra effort into dragging something with you that requires extra thought or effort. and when talking about photography, it's a bit like music. sure, you could have a huge studio filled with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment, but you can just as easily make music that is just as good with a guy and a guitar on a street corner or the back of a dark and lonely bar. art is not about accuracy and equipment; though an artist could focus on those things, it's not necessary.</p><p></p><p>i would imagine, if i got fully back into photography, and finally replaced my aging nearly 40 year old Canon with a nice new DSLR, i'd still keep a point and shoot, becasue there is nothing as awesome as a quickly caught impromptu shot that just turns out to be a great photo despite cosmetic imperfections of bad lighting or lower levels of detail.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eric, post: 801914, member: 22327"] well, there's two points here. you can get a decent P&S for a few hundred bucks. less if you're going used, or checking somewhere like woot regularly, etc. also, there's the main point about portability; that it can be easier to get into something when you don't have to put extra effort into dragging something with you that requires extra thought or effort. and when talking about photography, it's a bit like music. sure, you could have a huge studio filled with tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment, but you can just as easily make music that is just as good with a guy and a guitar on a street corner or the back of a dark and lonely bar. art is not about accuracy and equipment; though an artist could focus on those things, it's not necessary. i would imagine, if i got fully back into photography, and finally replaced my aging nearly 40 year old Canon with a nice new DSLR, i'd still keep a point and shoot, becasue there is nothing as awesome as a quickly caught impromptu shot that just turns out to be a great photo despite cosmetic imperfections of bad lighting or lower levels of detail. [/QUOTE]
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