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Subject: [OM] Re: Workout - Day 3
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 06:16:31 -0400
Somewhere I missed what event you were shooting here.

Chuck Norcutt

AG Schnozz wrote:

> Whew! Finally done.  Kinda a slow night after all. I think
> tonight's tally is somewhere over 650 photos.
> 
> I probably didn't have to, but during a lull in the action just
> over 600 photos I decided to change the battery in the E-1. :) 
> Manual focus and shooting in HQ mode saves a ton of battery
> power.  Just like the previous nights, the four AA rechargables
> in the Vivitar held out the whole evening.  And only once did I
> have to wait for the flash to recharge after a dual mega-dump.
> 
> So, the grand total for three nights is just over 2000 images.
> Of those, at least half are tossers due to camera-shake,
> out-of-focus, or catching somebody picking their nose.  Of the
> other half, maybe half are technically ok, but unusable due to
> poor composition or bad timing. So that gives the client maybe
> 500 usables.
> 
> The Minolta A1 got more use tonight than expected. I had a
> situation in the green room where I had to work silently. As
> quiet as the E-1 is, it was still much too loud. In fact, the
> click-click of the A1 was actually too loud.  I also used the A1
> when the 100/2.8 was mounted on the E-1. Instead of changing
> lenses to get the wider angle shots, I just did them with the
> A1.
> 
> I'm glad it's over with for another year.
> 
> AG



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