Biggest controversial issues?

[Richard M. Coda]

Super XX in Pyro and Azo with Amidol is the only way to make a contact print.

ROTFLOL!

Of course it's not!

[Brian Vuillemenot]

Some more commonly occuring themes:

1) Is there any point to making yet another photograph of (insert cliche photo subject here)?

2) How big can I print from a 4X5?

3) Epson flatbed scans vs. drum scans

4) How long do inkjet prints last?

5) Help! I've been scammed on E-Bay!!!

6) How do I make money photographing cliche landscape subjects?

7) WWAD? (What would Ansel do?)

[D. Bryant]

WITHOUT getting into their substance, what would you say are the PHOTOGRAPHY-RELATED issues that are likely to create the biggest controversies on this site?

#1: Must be "is film dead" question.

#2: Threads like this.

[John Kasaian]

How much money I can possibly waste on gear vs How little money I spent on gear.

Will Kodak want to stay in the photography business vs. It's obvious Kodak dosen't want to stay in the photography business

The acquisition of more gear = better photography vs. Less gear = better photography vs. Using the gear you've got = better photography.

[SamReeves]

The Lounge

LMAO!!!!

I'd say:

Democrat vs. Republican built wood fields?
Is your carbon footprint bigger than your farts?
Using your tripod for weird fetishes?
Large car with large format?
Kodak sucks and Fuji rules?
Do LF photographers bathe?

[Gary L. Quay]

LOL... I love this one. However, it shouldn't be limited to Velvia or western landscape photographers. There are so many "photographers" out there who have SO much to say and SO little good work. But they're all famous and making tons of money with their photography.

Signed,
Disgruntled traditional photographer.

Hey! I'm a western landscape photographer! I write snappy artist statements. Why am I not making tons of money? This is unfair. I demand justice.

--Gary

[Gordon Moat]

Niepce or Fox Talbot

Actually, for a real second item:

2. Photographer or Camera

Ciao!

Gordon Moat Photography

[Alan Rabe]

In the couple years I have been participating in this here forum the only discussion, outside of the lounge, that caused people to come to blows was and is BTZS versus the Zone system. I seem to remember people getting quite nasty over this debate.

[Jim Rice]

When I was shooting 4x5 it was with Velvia and a polarizer (shudder). Now that I'm shooting 8x10 black and white y'all tell me there was a fortune in it?

[Scott Davis]

510 Pyro vs Pyrocat HD, don't forget...

AZO/Amidol vs Platinum/Palladium.