Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 12/31/05 11:59 PM, Gerry Walden at gwpics@googlemail.com wrote: >> The part would not have failed as quickly on the film body because on the >> digital camera the perceived variable cost of each exposure is zero, >> encouraging more frequent use of the shutter. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > I guess it depends on your viewpoint Doug. Is our 'task' as > photographers to produce images or to preserve equipment? > > Gerry Ideally our task is to produce photographs however the reality for many of us is of finite resources, so making the equipment last longer is often residing somewhere in the thought process. Yesterday I coud have gotten some gorgeous photos of a Virginia Rail if I had been willing to expose my camera to a torrential downpour. In this case I chose to preserve the equipment. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com