Who said anything about focusing? See my subsequent post. BTW, I'm not the only one who sometimes shoots in that manner. Cartier-Bresson did, Gary Winogrand did, Robert Capa did, WES did at times, I know Elliott Erwitt did, Weegee did, as did many other great photographers - not that I'm comparing myself to them.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: J. C. O'Connell > It is NOT faster to focus stopped down, the wider DOF and dimmer image > Makes it HARDER not easier to focus accurately. Why > Do you think auto aperture cameras and lenses were developed > Way back in the 50's? Because its easier and faster way > To work. I know because I have been using those cameras > For years and years too. Less DOF means easier focus. Period. > I am not arguing how he works, I am arguing the REASON > He gave. > -----Original Message----- > Shel Belinkoff g a fool of yourself. What hubris to tell someone how > they choose to photograph or use their gear is wrong. > > Let me tell you something ... I don't know how old you are or how long > you've been photographing, but I'm willing to wager you're not as old as > I > and that you've not been photographing as long either. When I shot with > Spotties back in the late sixties, I'd often shoot with the lens stopped > down, and depending on the lens, light, and scene, I'd shoot @ 5.6 or > 8.0. > I knew EXACTLY what I was doing. Shooting that way could be fast and > accurate. With the better finders of today - brighter and more > contrasty - > it's even easier to shoot in that manner. > > Anyway, YOU don't have to see it. It's what Adam sees that matters. > > To call someone you don't know stupid and a liar here in a public forum > shows more about you and your character than you probably want us to > know. > > > [Original Message] > > From: J. C. O'Connell > > > See my last post, your reason for doing so is flawed > > And there are other reasons why its worse too. > > jco > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Adam Maas > > > John, You Ignorant Slut, > > > > It's quicker and I can see what's in focus at all times. Simple as > that. > > > > Just because you don't, doesn't mean I can't. > > > > -Adam > > > > > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > > When the thread title is stupid I am going to comment on it. > > > Secondly why havent you told us WHY WHY WHY you shoot with > > > M42 auto-aperture lenses and bodies stopped down all the time? > > > I don't believe it, either your stupid for doing so or your > > > A liar for saying so unless you have some good explanation > > > For doing so which I simply cant imagine as I am a LONG TIME > > > User of M42 bodies and lenses and that makes no sense whatsoever > > > To me at this point. I'd love to hear your reason for doing so. > > > Maybe there is something I am missing but I cant see it. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
