Photographers and photo enthusiasts often get all wrapped up in product specifications and marketing pitches from manufacturers. They also get wrapped up in the minutiae of technology, even though very few truly understand it. Unfortunately, the web certainly does not help, because there are lots of self proclaimed “experts” that are, in reality, far from being true experts and do not understand either the craft or the science beyond a very cursory lay person superficial level. This situation has two immediate consequences: First, there is a lot of “missing the forest for the trees” taking place; second, it gives rise to lots of misunderstandings and myths that need to be busted, and I hope I can bust some of them in the second part of the essay.
