if you read what i wrote, i was NOT blaming my tools. I was saying i didn't like how they worked. i didn't expect the camera to do all the work for me, and i didn't blame it when i didn't do the work for it; i just hated having to guess at how much i had to anticipate the ****ing shutter lag.

sure, i could turn i.s. off, zoom in, manually focus and blast the iso high so i can use a fast shutter speed, and probably cut the shutter lag down to a predictable quarter of a second or so... but it's not a ****ing shutter and i still hate using it. not to mention i have to go through eight freaking menus to do that, or rely on some ridiculous preset or custom setting to cut down on shutter lag, and it will still be an unpredictable amount.

any shot i missed because i was using the G11 i missed because i wasn't doing it right. i never said anything to the contrary.

that said, any shot i missed with the G11 i missed because the G11 was in my bag, and i got the shot with my ****ing SLR.

the G11 is great if you CAN NOT use an SLR. like, if someone won't let you take their picture with an interchangable lens camera.

doesn't mean i should love my crayola crayons and multi-use printer paper when i'd much prefer to use conte crayons on ****ing strathmore.

a craftsman doesn't blame his tools... he knows them and loves them. he chooses them.


also, your son is a total badass and that's an awesome crop