I have to admit that the last few times I have attempted to record data
shooting a whole roll in each session I wound up skipping a frame here and
there, jotted some down as in "I think it was", and thus some of them I
could not possibly state with certainty with which settings they were taken.
The film yes, the settings no.
However, I do think it is a good idea. Learning to shoot without a meter
whether for general use or "just in case the meter or battery fails" one
day. It is perhaps always useful to others in a limited sense. While the
viewer can not be sure of what the actual light conditions were when the
shot was taken, they are useful in the general sense all the same.
But I don't see it as an obligation unless it is required in a competition
submission.
Cheers,
Lee
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From: Doggre@xxxxxxx
Reply-To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Jumping into the Pool Head First
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 01:03:37 EDT
One other thing that is being painfully driven home to me as I post photos
to
photo.net is that I am just plain a failure at recording the technical
details of my shots. Bad habit I have to break. One isn't inclined to put
down the camera and scribble down aperture, shutter speed, film, lens,
camera, filter, etc. when one is caught up in the moment (that
all-too-brief,
fleeting moment) of zuiko, "magic light".
A small Olympus recorder would be great for that. Sit down after the shoot
and transcribe the details. Even with a recorder I bet I'd still miss some
details... the "action" just happens too fast. I'm too busy trying to meter
and set exposure to keep up with it.
Does this mean I'm leaning towards an autoexposure wunderbrick? HELL no!
Rich
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