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Well, please allow me to state something:

When I started this thing called photography 38 years ago, I was pushed by my family to buy an expensive 6x7 camera in order to make our own shots for the postcards company that we owned. I had no idea about this at all. We spent a fortune in a Mamiya RZ67 set, and I had to try ten times in order to properly load one roll of 120 film. We just guessed that this was about money. And we did have it, but no skills, or anyone to teach us (me).

So, in short, this has been a long journey, learning things every single day. It's pretty normal to listen people talking the same stupid things I dared to say when I was no more than a cocky and ignorant expensive camera owner.

Please do not bother offering free photo lessons without being asked to. They are not yet in the mood to learn. They just need to waist the time of five cruises and 10000$ in gear, to realize they need help.

With much love and respect to all of them