Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. Hand each person an M6 and a compact flash card. If they spend longer than one minute looking for a CF slot, assume they have much to learn about photography, digital or otherwise. If they toss the flash card and ask for film, take it as a good sign. If they toss the M6 and ask for a digital camera, take it as a bad sign. If they toss the flash card and hold the camera with reverence, take it as really good sign. If after a short pause they say, "hold on a minute, aren't you B.D Colen from the LUG?"..............run! > Okay, gang, let's give a quiz.... > The new semester starts for me tomorrow at 7 p.m., and I am planning to > give a short, simple quiz - multiple choice - to get a sense of what my > students do and don't know about the basics of photography - mechanics, > not history or aesthetics. > > I don't care if they've ever shot film, know anything about processing > or printing. What I want to know is what they know about using a camera > - digital or film. > > I have plenty of questions, but I wonder what any of you would ask... > > Thanks - > B. D.