To answer in shot, yes! At the beginning when one are not familiar with
their DC, most of them will check the LCD every time after the shot, this is
especially true for the P&S type DC. I also did that with my E-10 before I
bought a 340MB IBM microdrive. Since I only got a 32MB SM, I need to check
if the previous shot is okay, if not, delete it and re-shoot.
But now I have lots of "film" and the E-10 has a TTL finder, there is almost
no different with a normal SLR, everything is under control even the
focusing can be verified in the finder (it is not possible with LCD). I
start to treat my E-10 as film camera and shoot normally. I found it works
well, but even I don't check the LCD ever time, I did shot much more. In the
pass with the same object and same composition I will not take more than one
shot, now I may take more if I suspect the previous one may have focusing or
hand shaking problem. I don't think I will make a shoot without thinking too
much. Although the waste or duplicated frame will be more but it cost
nothing. On the other hand with a DC I no longer need to wait two or three
weeks to complete a roll of 35mm film to see the result.
Actually one can improve their photo technique faster with a DC if they use
it properly. If they just use it as P&S then no one can help. I found lots
of young people has very weak technique background, they don't even know how
the shutter and aperture related and their uses, they just use their auto
everything AF camera, mighty zoom lens and very happily showing their sharp
pictures, without knowing how to do real photography.
C.H.Ling
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From: <T.Clausen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Observation: taking a "good" shot with a digital camera usually takes much
> much longer than with a regular film-camera. I've noticed that, when
> taking pictures digitally, lots of time is spent on compensating for
> lightning (push-buttons are inconvenient for this), viewing the picture on
> the screen (which includes waiting for the image to be written onto the
> digital medium, waiting for the image to be retrieved) and evaluating the
> picture. Often, this is repeated 2-3 times for each subject. In a way, it
> seems that a filmless camera encourages the "we can always take the
> picture again if we do not like it"-attitude. Less care when taking the
> picture fosters the need to evaluate the shot before moving on - away from
> the subject.
>
> I also recognize, that when I take medium-format, the percentage of wasted
> frames is smaller - much smaller - than when I take 35mm. I guess the
> reason is, that medium format is both more troublesome to set up (go
> ahead, I dare you: use a long lens on a Mamiya 645 body with shaft
> viewfinder...a tripod *is* needed), the films are more expensive and the
> processing a little more difficult too (if you do it yourself - or more
> expensive if you have a lab do it).
>
> I guess that my point is something like this: the easier (including price)
> it is to take pictures, the less "care" is put into each picture. And thus
> the quality degrades (in general. Of course, it is very possible to get a
> good shot with a digital camera - through conciously applying the
> care. My point is that digital cameras intuitively inspires less care).
>
> In general, I dunno. This is just my own observations from myself and
> people around me. Anyone else who shares this experience?
>
> >
> > This is not my experience. If anything, the T-32 (and T-20) have been
much
> > more accurate for Kodachrome 64, Elitechrome 100, E100S and EPN, than
other
> > flash units I've used, both in Normal Auto and TTL Auto.
>
> I haven't used that many flash-units ;) But I have been satisfied with the
> results - also for Kodachromes - where I have been using the
> T32.
>
> > It can be fooled
> > by very unusual lighting situations,
>
> Well, the meter in any camera can be fooled one way or another. For that
> matter, so can the human perception ;) However I find the OM system to be
> less easy to fool than other systems I've tried ;)
>
> --
> Mange hilsner / Sincerely
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Thomas Heide Clausen
> Civilingeniør i Datateknik (cand.polyt)
> M.Sc in Computer Engineering
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