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Re: [OM] problem with digital and concert photography

Subject: Re: [OM] problem with digital and concert photography
From: "Earl Dunbar" <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 07:04:24 -0500
Stephen:

<previous snipped for bandwidth>

I'm the one who made the comment about "shoot and review" and at least 
encouraged the comments about shotgun/machine gun approach.  So, I'll fess up.

What you say is absolutely correct, of course.  A previous comment about 35mm 
vs. 4x5 was well taken, too.  I shoot film in both formats and am starting to 
shoot digital.  HOWEVER... the technology one uses DOES (or at least can) 
influence ones methods.  Learning on the spot is a wonderful tool for some 
people; obviously it is for you.  And over on DP Review there are some good 
photographers doing great things with their digital cameras.  But it is still 
true that the nature of digital cameras opens up the machine gun/shotgun 
approach to lots of "photographers".  I suspect many are more techno-geeks than 
photographers.

Anyway, if I am shooting 4x5 and paying for the film and processing, waiting 
2-3 days doesn't make a damn bit of difference to me as far as learning my 
lessons goes.  In fact, the extra expense and the fact that in many cases I 
cannot recreate the event is a huge incentive to learn well and get it right 
the first time.

Earl



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