[LRflex] Re: Observations on digital shooting
- From: Robert Lilley <speyerdom@xxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:06:38 -0400
Richard,
The camera I purchased is an optical, mirrored, Olympus E-3 four thirds. Along
with the body, I purchased the Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4 ED SWD zoom lens. I
must admit I purchased the system on the specs of the this lens and the
50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED SWD zoom I may buy in the near future. The camera does
have a brilliant view finder and is metallic - like you, I am really tired of
plastic. Both Zuiko lenses are seemingly high end (for Olympus), pretty fast
and are very crisp. Let me know where I am in in the 'plethora' of DSLRs -
you along with most folks on this list have more DSLR knowledge than I do.
Rob
On Aug 31, 2010, at 6:45 PM, Richard Ward wrote:
> Hello Robert,
> first let me give a full throated "What HE Said!" to Dr. Ted's responses to
> your 'Observations' Posting to the group. There are many truths inside of his
> words and while I would have articulated them a bit differently because of
> differing life paths, the heart of my comments would have echoed the same
> approaches to the matter he took.
> Secondly, may I ask which dSLR did you buy and which Film SLRs are you
> benchmarking it against? Does it have a 'tunnel like' mirror prism versus a
> real
> 100% coverage glass prism? Is it flimsy and plastic versus metallic
> sturdiness?
> Does your AF lens or lenses have 'after thought' manual focus rings versus
> lenses designed for the act of manually focusing them? Is the AF system
> you're
> dealing with from the top tier with 20-30-40 focus points or a pokey entry
> level
> system with a few points that fade to 'hunt and peck' when the light isn't
> shining bright? Are you trying to Manual Focus on an SLR mirror who's main
> 'design feature' is uber brightness to cope with f5.6 consumer zooms or a
> 'real'
> focusing screen designed for manual focus to not be a frustrating nightmare?
> Is
> your dslr one of those new Micro 4/3rds wunderkids with NO mirror whatsoever?
> The 'point' of my 'parade of inquiries' is that in addition to Dr Ted's
> pointing you towards pondering his more Intellectual Comments on 'Image
> Making'
> there are quite a few definite functional and design characteristics to be
> found
> in the plethora of Digital SLR's out in the marketplace which can be really
> flipping annoying! Especially if they were forced on you by the death of the
> local photo dealer and having to shop and buy your dslr via the internet.
> Kick a few 'specifics' on which camera's your benchmarking your dslr
> against
> and which dslr you have out into the group for discussion. Maybe you'll get
> some
> interesting comiseration or pointers or who knows what. There is an
> interesting
> and pretty diverse group of folks populating this mailing list. They also use
> and/or have used lots of different equipment.
>
> Besides: It's been to quiet on the list lately - give us something to chat
> about!
>
> Richard in Michigan
>
>
>
>
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>
> "There is a joy in taking photographs that will always be there, it is the
> joy
> of looking, of capturing that fraction of a second, it is the photographic
> shot,
> the intuitive shot..." (Henri Cartier-Bresson)
> ________________________________
>
>
> “No man hath given his child anything better than good manners.”
> - Prophet Muhammad (570-632)
> ________________________________
>
>
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>
> ________________________________
> From: Robert Lilley <speyerdom@xxxxxxx>
> To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tue, August 31, 2010 3:34:35 PM
> Subject: [LRflex] Observations on digital shooting
>
> I have used film all my life - 35mm through large format. Recently I held my
> nose and dived into the world of digital SLRs. In analog mode my picture
> taking was limited to the film on hand and I acted accordingly. Now my
> picture
> taking is limited to the amount of time I want to spend on the computer
> gleaning
> out bad shots and managing the myriad of others. I came to the conclusion I
> had
> to override the auto functions and go on manual to avoid "spray and pray"
> mode.
> The camera has a cyclical rate faster than an M-16. If I had it to do all
> over
> again I would buy a completely manual digital system. More is not better.
>
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