Too complicated. 28, 35, 50 or a zoom set to one of those focal lengths.
Any body in manual exposure mode.
Chuck Norcutt
Ken Norton wrote:
>> Minimalism obviously won't be applying to the rules! :)
>>
>>
> Well, the "simple solution" rarely turns out to be. How do we put together
> a competition which everybody could participate in one form or another. I'd
> be happy to have an OM-3Ti competition as I know that the pool of
> participants would be low, therefore my chances of winning greater. But
> throw the OM-1 and OM-3 into the mix and things get tougher.
>
> Then the question came up that the OM-2 and 4 bodies actually have 1/60
> mechanical shutters so they shouldn't be excluded...
>
> And so it goes.
>
> But to open it up completely really doesn't accomplish the goal of getting
> people to get out the old stuff. Instead of competing in different
> categories, maybe we can apply a weighting to the "technology factor". The
> older or more limited the equipment, the greater the factor. For instance,
> let's base each judging aspect on a 1-100 scale.
>
> Lens Technology Factor - Maximum of 100 Points minus stdev of AoV from
> standard focal length:
> 8mm lens 100-93 = 7
> 18mm lens 100-36 = 64
> 24mm lens 100-25 = 75
> 35mm lens 100-10 = 90
> 50mm lens 100-0 = 100
> 100mm lens 100-15 = 85
> 200mm lens 100-24 = 76
> (abbreviated list for example sake)
>
> The reason for a Lens Technology factor is that people with extreme
> focal-length lenses MIGHT have an advantage over a standard-lens. This
> helps balance out the haves and have-nots. A person with an 8mm lens could
> slam-dunk the rest of us with the ultra-cool uber-shot. This will help take
> away some of the unfair advantage.
>
> Then comes the Film-Digital Factor - Maximum of 100 Points.
> Film = 100 points
> Digital = 0 points
> (This encourages people to shoot film, but if the absolute maximum of all
> judging categories is around 1000 points, a 10% hit may still keep your
> photo in the running.)
>
> Then comes Brand Factor - Maximum of 200 Points.
> Olympus Camera, Zuiko Lens = 200 points
> Olympus Camera, Other Lens = 100 points
> Other Camera, Zuiko Lens = 100 points
> Other Camera, Other Lens = 0 points
> (yeah, you got it. This allows anybody to participate with any brand camera
> and lens, but this category is 1/5 of the total point count, so look out)
>
> Camera Age Factor - This is the "Bonus Round"
> Age of camera * 10 points.
> (Therefore, a 35-year old M1 will be worth 350 points, a brand new Canon
> 5Dmk2 will be 0 points)
>
> Camera Technology Factor - Maximum of 100 Points
> Pinhole camera, no meter, no nothing - 100 points
> Mechanical camera, no auto anything - 75 points
> Electronic camera, auto something - 50 points
> Electronic camera, auto everything - 25 points
> Face Detection - 0 points
> (just having fun here)
>
> Then we get into the various artistic categories:
> Artistic Interpretation, 1-100 points
> Compositional Skills, 1-100 points
> Use of color or contrast, 1-100 points
> etc., etc., etc. with at least 50% of all possible points based on the
> photograph itself. These are judged by all participants. (group think).
>
> And so on....
>
> I think that this type of contest would allow people to dig out an old Pen-F
> or the Canon 5Dmk2 depending on their individual circumstances and not be at
> a disadvantage.
>
> AG
>
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