Anyone work in a photography store?
Don't forget to write down some of the really dumb questions you get asked for that book you will write one day.
Shoot, learn and share. It will make you a better photographer.
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Yep, camera sellers get kickbacks.
Buyer beware! I never pushed gear that I didn't believe in though, so I never felt guilty. I sold lot's of gear that I knew the customer didn't need, but it was always at their insistence and contrary to my advice. When that Julia Roberts movie, Stepmother, came out the Nikon F5 was suddenly very popular with moms into photography. At least until they learned how much it cost. Most were actually only interested in a camera that would keep taking photos as long as you kept the button pressed, and since almost all new SLRs had that feature, I was usually able to get them a camera in their budget. But a few insisted on the real deal F5. Sell a few of those and it was a pretty good week. 
Does sound like the most fun retail job I suppose, but so many dumb people asking questions might get annoying after awhile.
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You have no idea. If I had a nickel for every time I had to explain that you have to hold the shutter button halfway to auto-focus *before* you take the shot, I could have retired by now. And I'm talking about explaining that to the same people at least a dozen times each, when they come in convinced that their camera is broken/defective but somehow it works when I demonstrate it for them. Not because I'm focusing correctly and they're not, of course...just because the camera decided to work while I was using it but it's broken when they use it. Sometimes I just wanted to ...Stealthy Ninja wrote: so many dumb people asking questions might get annoying after awhile.
Stealthy Ninja wrote: ... so many dumb people asking questions might get annoying after awhile.
They ask the same questions we see here.
I never minded the same old questions from beginners or teaching people to operate their camera. What killed me were established pros who busted our asses over problems caused by their lack of understanding of color temperature or aspect ratio or other things that need to be handled on their end.
Henry Peach wrote:
Stealthy Ninja wrote: ... so many dumb people asking questions might get annoying after awhile.
They ask the same questions we see here.
I never minded the same old questions from beginners or teaching people to operate their camera. What killed me were established pros who busted our asses over problems caused by their lack of understanding of color temperature or aspect ratio or other things that need to be handled on their end.
Yeh lol, at least online I can always ignore a thread (or let you answer the question
). 
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