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Originally Posted by Leif  Eeyore:
I judge Thompson by his photos which IMO are first rate, in part because he has the entomological knowledge. MF film versus 35mm film is a question of taste and I can see where he is coming from. His comment about digital might have been made when digital was in its infancy, and hence it makes sense. If not, then I agree it is a daft statement to make. Still, absurd beliefs or not, his photos are good.
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I take your point about his photos - they are indeed good , and i'm not bothered what system he uses himself - however writing that in a book entitled "close up and macro a photographers guide" strikes me as both elitist and likely to alienate a lot of amateurs from the discipline which is not a good thing
phd on the other hand yes some of his pictures suck - though a sizable proportion dont - but he does talk a lot of sense about macro on a budget(tubes, close up filters, lense reversal etc) which is more likely to make the beginer think "
yes i can do this" than "
this is only for experts with expensive kit"