[Leica] Leica DMR vs. Canon 20D comparison shots

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Michael J Herring offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica DMR vs. Canon 20D comparison shots


> Ted, I won't thrash you. Iguess you are not a computer geek as many > of 
> us are. (Whether we care to admit this or not).
> I, for one, find this information extremely useful and interesting.
> I also log this type of information when working in the darkroom.<<<

Hi Michael,
I knew photographers who wrote everything down, "well OK eh, in the olden 
days of film and normal cameras." ;-) every detail of making the exposure. 
They had a little log book and it was all recorded so I became fascinated 
and gave it a try...:-)

Honestly it lasted about 3 frames, if that long, because I missed some good 
shots while writing the stuff down! :-(

Now if that kind of stuff is important for rock, fern & peeling paint folks 
that's OK as the rocks never move. ;-) But as a photojournalist it doesn't 
matter a whit in my book simply because the important thing is the captured 
moment right on the mark.

So missing my pictures while writing details ended the writing part, as it 
was far more important to capture moments. Besides none of that information 
means anything unless there's a special effect used or shown that might be 
of use to another shooter.

I believe Doug Herr pointed out this information is of use with a digital 
camera in case a lens is creating some unwanted effect in colour. So in that 
case I can see it being "automatically recorded can be of use"

But other than that, the details just get in the way of shooting.

Writing stuff is for "writers" taking pictures is for "photographers!" ;-)

ted