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The New York Times has an interesting interview with pro photographer David Burnett, who has used film cameras to differentiate his work, with great success.

“Everyone is using the same couple of Canon and Nikon digital cameras and the same three or four lenses,” Mr. Burnett said. “And it isn’t that everyone is using them in exactly the same way, but I started to notice a sameness in the look of most things I was seeing. Don’t get me wrong: I think digital is incredible in a lot of ways. For me, digital has pretty much totally replaced shooting 35-millimeter slides. But as a photojournalist, you’re just trying to get someone turning the pages of the magazine to stop for that extra second before they go on to the jeans ad or whatever. So I started thinking about different looks.”

Website: New York Times - Which Camera Does This Pro Use? It Depends on the Shot

Thanks to Terence Chay for letting me know about the article.

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