SiteMistic@xxxxxxx (Jim) wrote:
> I used EOS equipment for a number of years when I did the
> photojournalism gig. Had a couple of EOS 1n bodies and a bunch of lenses. The
> motor drives and long lenses and autofocus were an asset for that kind of
> shooting. I noticed, though, that the more sophisticated the equipment I was
> using became, the less satisfied I was with the photos I was producing. It
> became so easy to produce technically good photos that the psychological value
> I placed on each image dropped. It took me quiet a while, though, to reach
> this understanding of why I was producing photos that were dissapointing to
> me.
> So I sold all that stuff and went back to manual cameras - built in
> metering but nothing else. I began to enjoy taking pictures again and found I
> spent time with each image rather than blasting off 10 or 15 perfectly exposed
> but boring images. And I'm much more satisfied with the quality of my work,
> too.
Jim,
A very good posting indeed! What you described in the last part is exactly what
I
feel about manual versus AF cameras!
Very well put!
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Regards/
Ingemar Uvhagen
Gislaved, Sweden
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