[LRflex] Re: High Key - but not be design...
- From: "Aram Langhans" <leica_r8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:53:00 -0700
Maybe the new DSLR's do too many things, as you say, but that doesn't mean
you have to use them all. The only exposure setting I have used on my Rebel
is M and Av, even when I am using glass designed for the camera. I use +/-
override, mirror lockup, ISO, and self timer. The things I do not change
are WB (shoot raw), and metering (matrix). Everything else is pretty much
left alone. So, I guess I follow Ted's KISS rule. I just pretend it is my
R8 or my old Rollei SL-35. Maybe it can do more, but I don't really care.
I am happy with the images I get. Not happy with the stop down metering and
lack of linear response of the Canon meter, but at the time Canon was the
only game in town for Leica glass, and I don't feel the need to upgrade. I
don't think I would get any better shots if I did. Waiting...... Leica,
keep the R10 simple, like the R8.
That said, I did skim the manual to see if there was anything I might need.
The mirror lock-up is definitely not intuitive, like the R8.
Aram
From: leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:leicareflex-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Young
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:37 AM
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [LRflex] Re: High Key - but not be design...
I showed http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/Shelby.htm
and Ted said:
WOW David see what happens when you don't read the manual correctly?
Beautiful photograph. J
Thanks, Ted. :-)
Shelby is an 18 month old whom we looked after for a few hours, yesterday,
so that her Grandma (who usually provides the care) could snowshoe out to a
picnic lunch. (Yes, you read that correctly ... It's what we do for fun,
'round here!)
The little kid was pooped out when she arrived at 10:30, and by 11:30, Rose
snuggled with her, in a big comfy chair, and started to read to her. They
were both asleep, still in the chair, by 11:45, and neither awoke until
Shelby's Grandma & Grampa reclaimed her around 2:30!
Rose will tell you that looking after the kid was hard work, but I'm not so
sure!
As for the manuals... over the years I've sold thousands of cameras, but
until digital came along, I don't think I ever read a single instruction
book. I much prefer cameras with few knobs (the M8 as an example) that work
like you expect them to. With most dSLRs, sadly, reading the book has
become a must, for most of them simply do too many things!
Thanks for looking, and for your comment.
Cheers!
---
David Young
Logan Lake, BC
Wildlife Photos: www.furnfeather.net <http://www.furnfeather.net/>
Personal Website: www.main.furnfeather.net
<http://www.main.furnfeather.net/>
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