John,
Looks like we're approaching our photography from the same place. There
will always be a certain number of amateurs who like to do their own
exposures, experiment with different types of film/lenses/lighting etc.
As a TV news cameraman, I did all exposures on 'manual' with help from
the video camera's built-in metering. Broadcast video cameras don't have
auto-focus, probably never will.
I've always used an OM-1 and done my own exposures using its meter. In
fact, the first time I picked an OM-2, keen to utilise its auto
exposure, I found myself continually switching over to manual! I was
simply accustomed to having everything under my control, I guess.
Regards,
Steve
>
>I too have observed the dominance of Canon among the pro ranks
nowadays. I
>recall some telling marketing statistics that showed the 35mm SLR
market
>(*not* P&S) in a long decline over the last 10-15 years overall, and
Canon's
>share of that market nearly double that of Nikon's. Oly's was but a
very
>thin, single digit slice.
>
>Even medium format has succumbed to the allure of 'everything is
automatic',
>sad but true. No, for better or worse, the hobby has certainly
changed. We
>capture and display imagery differently now than 10 years ago. We use
>different methods and philosophies to do so. Maybe it is just a result
of
>getting older, but I do know I enjoy my photography now more than ever.
And
>for this wizened ol' curmudgeon, that's enough. To John A's point; I
like
>the OM system, so I'll just use it and enjoy without thinking about it
too
>much.
>
>John P
>______________________________________
>there is no "never" - just long periods of "not yet".
>
>
>Stephen Worner <sworner@xxxxxxxxxxx> observed and opined:
>>
>>I worked as a TV news cameraman throughout the 80s and early 90s and
for
>>the press photographers 'on the road', the Nikon F3, then later the
F4,
>>was the standard.
>>
>>Judging by what I see these days, even Nikon appears to have lost pro
>>market share to Canon's EOS. I was at the World Swimming Championships
>>in January in a corporate box behind the photographers's area and I'd
>>say it was 800r more EOS. Canon even had a technical support centre
>>set up at the event. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't help
>>but think the pro market is fast becoming dominated by one brand and
>>it's no longer Nikon.
>>
>>The 'enthusiastic amateur' market is still there, but you can now buy
a
>>new Canon or Nikon SLR for just about any amount from $500-$5000+. At
>>some price point the camera goes from being an amateur device to a
>>professional one. Perhaps the hobby of photography has changed...there
>>was a time when the 35mm SLR was the trademark of a real enthusiast
>>because it took some knowledge to operate one. These days of course
>>'everything is automatic'. Unfortunately it's difficult to sell a
camera
>>on romance alone...
>
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