Hi,
I don't think that the persons you mention post a lot on artistic threads. I don't comment on 'pedantic and selfish' part
Now one forces anyone to read threads they are not interested in. You can also ignore data, charts or facts that contradicts your opinion. You are free to comment on any thread, of course, but then I don't think you should deny the right to do so to others.
Best regards
Erik
Erik,
It's not as simple as "don't read the posts you are not interested in". If so, you are free to ignore all posts that complain about too much tech talk, including this thread.
The problem is, every thread turns into the same tired old discussion. People open new threads with the expectation to read/enjoy/learn something new and switch their minds off from it and let you guys run that thread to the ground.
Look at the post counts of you and the rest of the tech gang. It's several times higher than that of those who post more on the qualitative level of photography. Be honest to yourself and say just how many of them were relevant to the original thread topic.
The tech folk are ganging up on me and suggesting that this is some sort of personal vendetta for me etc. Not at all. I couldn't care less about how many feather comparison posts you guys make. Rather, I am trying to raise the quality of the forum and to stimulate the discussion of some new topics for a change. Not once did I say "stop discussing your tech" as most of you suggest. Rather, it's more of "keep your tech related talk in its own section and let the other threads have a chance to progress into discussions that are topical to the thread titles".
Lastly, to address the ad hominem attack, I contribute regularly in terms of images and aspects of medium format photography such as the handling of the cameras in the real world, post processing tips, color management and so on. I believe that these are more relevant to someone trying to get into medium format photography/ shoot actively, than the ten thousandth repost of how with several factors equalized in a way hat is not at all reflective of real world use and processed in a sub optimal way, a P45+ and some sony DSLRs deliver very similar boring test images. Hell, how many newbies who come here for advice know that one of the most vocal posters here has very little experience in medium format photography and doesn't even own any medium format gear anymore?
When was the last time you or any other tech guys looked at an image posted here and asked the poster "can you explain how so and so look/ effect etc. Was achieved"? When was the last time you looked at your Hasselblad as anything more than an expensive testing rig?
If you and your buddies can't think outside the self contrived box of charts and graphs, why not keep those discussions contained in their own section and please let other discussions have a fighting chance? That's all I am asking. And it's not for me, but for all the people who enjoy photography as an art who have either stopped posting here or cut their posting down to a minimum because everything is now a shouting contest and their voices are getting drowned out by far more vocal tech talk.
Something to do with SNR in your language, I think.