Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I haven't been able to do that, i.e., shoot and then go to the screen looking for histograms, etc. My eyes are not cut out for all of that. Maybe when I could see without classes. On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:01:12 -0800, Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca> wrote: > Alastair Firkin offered: > Subject: Re: [Leica] gonna go crazzie, film for the trip > > >I really don't think you will regret it. Some times, when I use a digital, > >I find I spend too much time looking at the images I've taken and miss the > >next shots, or don't think about them. In nepal, I found film was > >fine.<<<<<<<< > > Hi Alastair, > The secret with the digital is, shoot without continuously going to the > screen. Truthfully as you, I and most others have learned it's a hard thing > to avoid. Even after a few minutes shooting. > > I realize "looking and chimping" is all part of the digital method. > However, > if one forces themselves to "shoot like the days of yore" ;-) with film, we > never looked at anything but shutter speed and aperture settings. And > rarely > totally screwed-up without seeing the pictures as we took them. > > So with digital it's continuously shoot until it's over, unless one is in a > very critical situation where there isn't any room for a screw-up. In the > old days we'd bracket like crazy and cover our butts as much as possible. > Today digital is a bonus to have the screen to check. But only when the > looking doesn't interfere with seeing and possibly missing the prize > winning > picture while one is head down chimping! > > I try to avoid the screen because it breaks seeing the subject for the > ultimate picture moment. I even find it a damn pain in the ass having to > change lenses and this will to be corrected shortly with at least one or > more bodies! OR! ;-) I "WILL" go back to film because I can use 3 M7's or > more without any fiddling, much like a painter working with several brushes > at the same time. Certainly when things are happening all around me. > > Now if I were a "rock & fern" shooter one camera would be just fine and > probably bigger would be better. :-) But noooo, I had to like shooting > people oriented things.:-) Therefore I use more cameras at the same time > because one learns to "write with them" when working with people in action, > be that whatever. > > Not looking at the screen is definitely a challenge, but one must learn to > get by it. Otherwise there's great potential to miss the ultimate moment > gawking at the screen to see how "badly you did!" ;-) instead of paying > attention to the scene before you. > > There isn't any question digital is becoming the way to go simply because, > as I'm learning and I know many others are, the amazing print quality > available and with a couple of 2 gig cards in your pocket and one in the > camera you can shoot away for a fair amount of time without missing a beat > or being frustrated at the security counter in an airport. :-) > > Looking at the screen is a wonderful fascinating thing to do, if you > consider you "just shot the picture and here it is!" ;-) A neat fun kind of > feeling. However, it can also be our downfall if we do not learn to view at > the right time when it doesn't interfere with our shooting. Or possibly > missing a magical moment. > > It's a tough call not to look every few minutes or every shot! But if one > doesn't get by it and return to "shooting as things are being exposed and > to > hell with the screen" there's such a great danger of many fine picture > moments being lost while head down! > > ted > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >