Anyone Who Doesn't Chimp Is A Chump
Jun 11, 2017 09:20:19 #
Graham Roberthall wrote:
I have just come back to photography after many years away and looked in awe at the ability to see a histogram before taking the picture and being able to see the focus on a back screen etc. We used to pay a fortune for polaroid backs to check these things.
What sort of a twinkleberry wouldn't make use of them ?
Regards
Graham
What sort of a twinkleberry wouldn't make use of them ?
Regards
Graham
Welcome to the Hog Graham.
Marion
Jun 11, 2017 09:22:04 #
StanRP wrote:
re:I have a Sony a99ii so I see everything I need in the EVF before I press the button as do all using mirrorless.
And as do all DSLR's in direct view mode.
And as do all DSLR's in direct view mode.
Good Answer; and phones and P&S too for that matter.
Jun 11, 2017 09:24:43 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
Is it Chimping if I just look at the LCD and don't make the noise?
Jun 11, 2017 09:52:29 #
waegwan wrote:
Is it Chimping if I just look at the LCD and don't make the noise?
I would say so.
Jun 11, 2017 09:54:39 #
I'm still having difficulty understanding why anyone who has the opportunity to chimp would choose not to do so except to conserve battery power, of course.
Jun 11, 2017 09:55:13 #
Depends on who you are and what you are photographing. I do a lot of music concerts. So, you bet I do. Weddings would be worse. One is freezing expressions that will not be noticed in say a video and an event that will not happen again. Also, since one must typically shoot manual with everything maxed out - lowest shutter speed and largest F stop - the subjects can be out of focus and blurred. The technique is to take several pictures then step away and make sure you have some decent ones. Last weekend I did a fundraiser with various people and politicians speaking and an auction. I was constantly checking because it was almost impossible to catch certain people without horrible expressions on their faces. Play safe... you'll be much more embarrassed if you come home and find out that you don't have any good pictures of your subject.
Jun 11, 2017 09:59:01 #
Jun 11, 2017 10:08:38 #
I guess, in this regard, I'm a chump. Chimping for me, with the exposure technique I use, is useless. However, I don't see the need for inferring people who don't are chumps.
--Bob
--Bob
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
Jun 11, 2017 10:10:47 #
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Loc: Londonderry, NH
Longshadow wrote:
Agree.
You don't have to do it all the time, but since you have the ability to verify that you got the shot the way you want, why not use it.
You don't have to do it all the time, but since you have the ability to verify that you got the shot the way you want, why not use it.
Ditto
Jun 11, 2017 10:45:06 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
I don't agree with name calling or labeling a group of people, just because they don't agree with your ways.
Jun 11, 2017 10:46:38 #
My first response was that sentences which begin with "anyone" or "everyone" or "no one" or any other all-inclusive use are suspect, including this one. It seems to me that the question of to chimp or not to chimp is whether a particular practice is useful or not in a particular situation. The problem with chimping for me is that these aging eyes cannot see detail well enough on a small screen to tell more than if an image is well framed or within acceptable exposure parameters. The real issue for me is not chimping but chomping, which makes for an uphill battle in my war with gravity. Where this impacts my pursuit of light lies in getting up and down to levels where the best little world images of aphids and ants and other wee creatures are to be found.
Jun 11, 2017 10:49:12 #
PhotosBySteve wrote:
I don't agree with name calling or labeling a group of people, just because they don't agree with your ways.
What "ways" exactly? Perhaps if you are thin-skinned or paranoid this forum might not be for you. Just a thought.
Jun 11, 2017 10:51:16 #
CodyGrey wrote:
My first response was that sentences which begin w... (show quote)
Well may I suggest you start your own thread. That way, you are free to frame the caption anyway that makes you happy. Good luck.
Jun 11, 2017 10:55:49 #
Jim Bob wrote:
Agree or disagree?
I disagree. I shoot almost exclusively on film. And when I do shoot with a digital rig, I use the same approach that I have for decades when burning slide film. My didital images have always looked fine. No need to chimp. There is no right, wrong or chumps here. Do whatever works for you.
SVP
Jun 11, 2017 10:58:37 #
Kiron Kid wrote:
I disagree. I shoot almost exclusively on film. And when I do shoot with a digital rig, I use the same approach that I have for decades when burning slide film. My didital images have always looked fine. No need to chimp. There is no right, wrong or chumps here. Do whatever works for you.
SVP
SVP
Never suggested this is a moral inquiry. Just one that I find interesting. I do think that those who refuse or decline to use chimping when possible are taking risks that could be easily avoided. I shot film for many years when chimping was not available. But that doesn't mean I should now discard this tool. My 2 cents. Whether there are any chumps here is certainly a matter of opinion.
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