Yes Mike it is the age old problem. I personally do not care what other people use. I don't enter competitions for this reason.
When the powers that be have a category where every thing was fashioned by the competitor from the basic elements earth, air, fire and water we can all rest safe that there is no advantage. But we will all have lousy images.
The reality is far more difficult. We all depend on others for our equipment.
My personal opinion is that when comparing images there are a few major considerations.
Technical quality.
Artistic Presentation.
Does the image show what the object is without any distortion from a semblance of reality.
bert
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