Hey, I love digital. If I didn't I wouldn't use it. But I find film (on a mechanical camera) to be refreshing for the reasons you stated, Paul.
I like that there are three controls: Focus, aperture, shutter speed. Full automation is great but after a while it becomes tedious. Chimp, see what the camera is doing, decide if I need exposure comp, make sure the camera is focusing on the subject, decide if I have to choose a focus point, refocus, check the shutter speed and aperture in the viewfinder, adjust accordingly if necessary, etc., etc., etc. And that's what I mean by oppressive. One is constantly involved with the ~camera~ and less on the photograph. Because of the simplicity of controls of a mechanical camera all the auto functions are in my head, internalised and just as automatic as when they are in camera. I do my own exposure comp by flicking aperture ring or shutter speed dial. I focus on the subject every time. I can concentrate on ~taking a picture~ rather than paying some attention to what the camera is doing. That is why sometimes digital is oppressive. Film clears my mind. When I pick up my dslr after a day shooting film I am invigorated and ready to have fun again. But I love digital. Will never go back to film any more than a few times a year, just for fun. And to help me appreciate what digital can do. Cheers, frank --- Original Message --- From: Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> Sent: February 23, 2013 2/23/13 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Subject: Re: Film Day 3 On Feb 23, 2013, at 11:09 AM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 23, 2013, Paul Stenquist wrote: >> On Feb 23, 2013, at 10:15 AM, Aahz Maruch <a...@pobox.com> wrote: >>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: >>>> >>>> Old cameras are so much fun! Quite liberating, actually. Digital >>>> becomes oppressive after a while. The simplicity of a mechanical film >>>> camera is refreshing. >>> >>> Could you expand on that? My perception is that digital is way simpler. >> >> I believe what Frank is saying is that an older film camera without >> meters, autofocus or other electronic embellishments is in itself >> simple and straightforward. The function of the machine is rewarding. >> Using it correctly is not necessarily easy, but that's part of the fun >> as well. I take pride even in the simple act of loading film into an >> old screwmount Leica. It's anything but simple. > > That makes sense, but I'm not getting what makes digital oppressive. I don't think digital is oppressive, but it can get tedious and perhaps uninspiring. Change is good. > -- > Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ > <*> <*> <*> > Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
