> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mick Maguire [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> My two cents worth: In a recent edition of Outdoor
> Photographer there was a
> pro landscape photographer (sorry I don't remember his name)
> who used a
> digital camera to compose / try shots before getting all his
> film gear out.
> He gave the reason that he could play with an image somewhat
> and decide if
> it was what he wanted before going to all the trouble of
> setting up. The
> digital camera being small and easy to carry in his pocket, and also
> conveniently having a viewing screen on the back (which he
> used to check his
> composition). For him the value was being able to frame and
> reduce the image
> to 2D to evaluate it before committing it to film.
>
> Regards,
> /\/\ick...
>
I guess my issue with this line of thinking is that I set up and compose
through the viewfinder and manipulate the scene before I press the cable
release. What purpose does the digi-cam server? when I shoot scenics I
hand-hold my 35mm gear which gives me the freedom to quickly find the right
composition. Then I set up the tripod, frame, and shoot.
John Shaw says the he often uses a view camera to shoot landscapes because
it forces him to slow down and carefully compose before tripping the
shutter. I try to use this same philosophy with 35mm. That way when I get
my slides back I already know what I'm going to get. There should be no
surprises (unless you are shooting fast action with a motordrive in which
case a digi-cam preview is worthless anyway).
Christian Skofteland.
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