knarF further elaborated - >However, a Leica (or any other 35mm) RF will allow a so-called street >shooter to take many more useful photos than one walking about urban >areas with a 6x7 or a view camera. Obviously, a skilled photographer >will take wonderful photos with any of the above, while a buffoon will >hoover with all three.
Ah... (Large light bulb goes on in Ken's cranium) >The main thrust of my initial statement is that digital seems to >encourage every photographer to shoot many more frames than film. Agreed. At best this can obviously be a learning tool. At its worst, it at least offers the button pusher a choice of images to choose from. If you go to the Grand Canyon and take only one picture it automatically becomes your best shot. Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 10, 2005 8:31 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: Digital profligacy On 5/10/05, Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >However, what type of equipment (not necessarily the brand, but rather > >the format and/or capture system) will influence every user, no matter > >their level of competence > > knarF, Like I said "What make of equipment used is irrelevant" > > IMHO - The format is of far lesser importance than the skill of the button > pusher. > > What are the influences you're thinking of? I think we're talking apples and oranges here, Ken. First of all, I agree completely with your statement that the skill (or presumably lack thereof) of the button pusher is paramount to equipment used. However, a Leica (or any other 35mm) RF will allow a so-called street shooter to take many more useful photos than one walking about urban areas with a 6x7 or a view camera. Obviously, a skilled photographer will take wonderful photos with any of the above, while a buffoon will hoover with all three. The main thrust of my initial statement is that digital seems to encourage every photographer to shoot many more frames than film. That trend seems disconnected from skill level or competency. The apparent lack of added expense in taking many times more frames seems to encourage everyone that I know who's gone digital to do so. I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing - I can see both good and bad coming from it. That's all. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
