Something I have found is that it is easy with digital to just shoot
like crazy. I have cards and a portable hard drive so I can put who
knows how many thousands of shots on the drive.
However getting back to the computer it can be a huge waste of time
to post process these. I think there is a lot to be said for having
some more discipline such as we used to on film, basically not just
shooting for the heck of it, that will lead to better photographs.
One pro Uhrs Buhlman shoots one maybe two shots in a day, but he is
one of the best getting around does all of Nissans stuff amongst others.
We always want the newer bigger better camera. I have wanted the D3
for ages so as to get it's field of view. In the studio it will be
great being able to use longer lenses than you can with DX. I like
the 14 bit colour too and the speed.
That said I might get a D300 and keep my D2H and they would make a
pretty useful pair.
Stephen
On 24/08/2007, at 2:41 AM, William Crabill wrote:
> Mike,
> I just read your senerio about your shooting buddy trying to wear out
> his digital camera 
. I geuss you're bound to get some decent shots
> that way.
>; I'm gotta stick my foot in my mouth,so don't jump all over me, but
> I'm really starting to rethink my 'conversion' to digital. Recently a
> member of this list started a new group for digital SLR's. I joined
> because I just bought my first digital body, a D80, several months ago
> & have been having problems with inconsistant exposures & was looking
> for some help & answers. Well I really didn't get any answers, but
> listening to these digitized folks has been an eye opener to say the
> least. Firstly, if your not a computer major, you can't understand or
> speak the language, secondly, digital bodies have so many inter
> related
> settings & adjustments that you need a 'camera caddy' to help you keep
>; track of things.
> I relized this morning, after seeing Chris's & your comment, & after
> running some film thru an FE2/MD-12 combo, that I don't have such
>; problems shooting my film bodies, ie, why is one shot in focus & the
> next out of focus when shooting an AF lens, heck, with my FE2
> orF3HP's,
> I take a meter reading, know if I need some compensation based on
> experiance, set my shutter speed & f/stop, compose & manually focus &
> watch the image snap into focus in the viewfinder. Trip the shutter
> & I
> know what I've captured, while not always what I envisioned, is going
> to be in focus & properly exposed over 90% of the time. Add that MF
> satisfying feel & heft, & the wonderful sound of that shutter....
> Someone on one of the lists I'm on recently said that they'd never
> know of anyone who'd gone from digital back to film,...Well here's one
> that's strongly considering it, 'specially since I've got enought film
>; downstairs in my freezer to last a long, long time.....
> Thanks, now I feel better, ....Bill C.
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