Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm convinced that the best way to shoot with a digital SLR, particular sports, documentary, PJ, is to turn OFF the LCD - Shoot the damn camera like a film camera, and just use the screen to check every so often for lighting, color balance, etc. Sure, if there is a particular shot you absolutely "must" get, check for it. But "chimping" is the digital bane of a photographers existence... What is "chimping?" Think, for a moment, of how a chimp would play with a digital camera - no, I don't mean peeing on it or smashing it on a rock/ I mean push the button, look in wonder at the screen; push the button, look in wonder at the screen; push the button... :-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Ted Grant Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 1:32 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] The new digital reality - bdcolen wrote: > But I'll bet that there are allot of photos being > missed because photographers aren't sticking around to take them > because they've looked at the LCD, seen a half-dozen good shots, and > figured that's all they need of a given demonstration, for instance, > so they leave. True, things could always happen after a photographer > moved on, but I'll bet the moving on is occurring faster these > days.<<<< Hi B.D., This came up with a couple of buddies on this line the other day... "looking at the LCD" and missing pictures, particularly in sports. And if one watches digi shooters, they nearly always seem to have their eyes on the screen while the film guys are still watching the action and shooting. And no question, the LCD can be a good thing under certain circumstances, but as you suggested....... >>things could always happen after a photographer moved on, but I'll bet >>the moving on is occurring faster these days.<<<< And I don't have any doubt that's the case far more times than waiting to be the "Last one to leave!" ted Ted Grant Photography Limited www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html