Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello, I do not think a chimpanzee would spend too much time looking and shooting. I think they would bounce the new M8 off the bars a few times, smash it against the concrete, and throw it at another chimp. I don't think a chimp would be able to make an intelligent decision about exposure and framing. ;-) One of my friends delights in telling the story of a retired acting chimp who liked nothing better than to stay at home, drink beer, smoke cigars, and watch television. The chimp's happy life was ended when Brigitte Bardot found out about his situation and tried to reform him with exercise and a changed diet. Beware of anyone who comes to your house trying to do good! Let's not make digital cameras into film cameras by not using the tools we have been given. I understand the arguments about missing the moment, but we don't want to get into the situation where we're mailing away our SD cards to some mysterious lab somewhere for processing. Regards, Larry On Nov 15, 2006, at 5:57 AM, B. D. Colen wrote: > Let's not confuse 'result verification' with "chimping." Result > verification > - the digital equivalent of being using a Polaroid to verify exposure, > etc., > is one of the great advantages and joys of digital. The term "chimping" > refers to using a digital camera as a chimpanzee presumably would if > you > handed it a digital camera - shoot, look;shoot, look; shoot, look, ad > infinitum - missing shots all the while. >