Actually I am sure a real photographer uses a simple
pin-hole camera consisting of a shoebox with a hole
poked in it. Surely this is the only way to have
absolute control of shutter speed and aperture without
having to conform to the numbers on the dial :)
Jody.
> From: "Creature's Comfort"
> > A Real Photographer only uses manual equipment,
> has minimal
> > use for built-in light meters, shoots B&W negative
> film, has
> > no use for cameras that require the use of
> functions or an
> > encyclopedic "user's" manual, and has no need to
> understand
> > such acronyms as FPS, Tv, Av, Hp, LCD, and other
> such
> > silliness.
> >
> > A Real Photographer has no need for digital
> anything, auto
> > rewind, data imprinting, any sort of auto focus,
> and doesn't
> > wait around for a "flagship" camera. He eschews
> zoom lenses,
> > camera gear made of plastic, anything rated as
> "consumer",
> > matrix metering, or 35mm cameras larger than an
> LX.
> >
> > A Real Photographer has never used a camera that
> must be
> > "programmed" to be used, or one which relies
> extensively on
> > batteries or small internal combustion engines in
> order to
> > operate. He uses a camera with a real pentaprism
> rather than
> > a silly "hall of mirrors" viewfinder, and prefers
> lenses with
> > DOF scales on them.
> >
> > A Real Photographer knows how to process his own
> film, make
> > enlargements, use his camera without looking at
> its dials,
> > knobs, or levers, and would never be caught with a
> camera that
> > has pictures of a happy face on a glowing dial.
> >
> > A Real Photographer understands film speed,
> doesn't need DX
> > encoding, and knows how to use a variety of light
> meters other
> > than the one that's built into his camera.
> >
> > There ya go Doug ... I just had to put everything
> in proper
> > perspective <vbg>
> >
> > --
> > Sheldon Belinkoff
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