Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/31

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Use film, or block the panel!
From: Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 13:14:24 -0600

>
> The comparison between LCDs and ground glass is an interesting one. The
> pictures I take with the LCD are substantially more like my LF pictures
> than my 35mm pix, but they have a freedom I have never been able to
> achieve in LF (I've seen some of Tim's LF pix and he is a lot looser
> than I ever was). There is also a slightly alienated quality to
> shooting something using the LCD which is quite difficult to replicate
> when using a direct-vision viewfinder, although I am getting better at
> it. The first picture I took which made me realize there was something
> special about shooting digital via the LCD was this one:

When I was shooting around the Museum here using their little digi Nikon,
just doing record shots and stuff, using the LCD used to bug the heck out of
me - I just didn't like it. Then one day, when I was using the 4x5 and digi
in the same morning, it occurred to me it was just like a min-ground glass
in many ways. It was just a shift in attitude and perception, but after
that, it became easier and much more obvious to use.

tim

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