Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Gary, Gee, I might just take the Pentax K100 out there with me. I don't know what you mean that a real camera wouldn't last the day, Real cameras are used in Photo Journalism in far more treacherous surroundings than that. I know someone who hangs out of Helicopter doors with a real camera.. Oh That's YOU! And I have to remind you that while the little camera was wrapped up in your pocket, it was not available for picture taking. But then, my daily workflow doesn't include felling trees anymore. It did once, and I kept a Nikon FG at hand for the documentation. SonC On 6/5/07, Gary Todoroff <datamaster@northcoastphotos.com> wrote: > > Sony - Last week I helped a friend clear land for a new cabin - the > Lympa Log Witchepec sunset wide angle shot was taken on my way there. > I would never have carried a regular camera into the dusty and > dangerous forest environment unless taking pictures had my full-time > attention. As it was, we lost a choker chain, repaired a thrown > tractor tread, bloodied a couple of hands, and I accidentally > destroyed a can of tree-marker fluorescent paint with my chain saw - > a fountain of spraying orange that got the biggest laugh of the day > from the Caterpillar operator! > > A "real camera" would not have survived the day. But my trusty new > Ricoh Caplio R6 in my jeans pocket, padded by a leather coin purse, > was ready at a moment. I took some fine photos of trees falling and > chips flying, plus documented the place for sending photos to the > builders. > > Carrying a "real camera" would have been a great bother. The new and > really compact cameras provide yet another tool for creative > photography, going into a "daily work flow" where I would not > normally have risked the destruction of expensive equipment. > > These days, if I'm wearing a pocket, I'm wearing a camera. > > Gary Todoroff > Tree LUGger - for real > > > >I don't use a compact camera. I think so far they have too many > >limitations. I carry my M8 or K10D all the time, and when I see a shot, > I > >don't have to compromise. > > > >When you get used to carrying a real camera, it won't be a bother. > > > >It is just part of my daily workflow. > > > >Sonc > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com Natchitoches, Louisiana USA