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Subject: [Leica] Why you don't chimp and delete...
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:14:31 -0800
References: <CAF8hL-HEx+CPzBb-uM_qdwhNgP8gLGNSNOsY7HbyY11RDBCXBw@mail.gmail.com>

What's the origin of the term: "chimp"?

Herb


>I rarely chimp and delete on my digital cameras, unless it's clearly a
>mistake. Since I normally use 16 GB card and never machine gun shoot, I
>rarely use up more than one or two GB per day.
>
>With film, of course, chimp and delete are not an option.
>
>This photo starts as a panoramic frame, and a brief look at the (digital)
>contact sheet confirms that I missed the position and it's a nothing photo
>and I wouldn't bother to scan it in high res. Then when I examined the
>contact sheet more carefully, I noticed the boy in the store and severely
>cropped to get this version. The man adds a nice balance.
>
>Not a great photo, but at least it's half decent and shows the importance
>of not deleting things.
>
>http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/20120115-63.jpg
>
>
>--
>// richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>
>
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Herbert Kanner
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Replies: Reply from jbcollier at shaw.ca (John Collier) ([Leica] Why you don't chimp and delete...)
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