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Subject: Re: [OM] When Digital...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 19:08:27 -0400
Your first sentence is a bit muddled so I'm unclear about what you were 
photgraphing... but I assume it was your wife.  But... "240 pictures 
later.."?  Where is that film discipline of making every shot count?

Chuck Norcutt


Ken Norton wrote:
> My wife "hired" me to photograph her for book. I was actually planning
> on outsourcing that task, but she was pretty specific about what she
> wanted. Not only that, but she specified which camera I was to use.
> 
> So, out came the E1, but I got to select the lenses. I used the 50
> f1.4 as well as the 300 f4.5. It was an outdoor shoot at the college
> and my VALS controlled a T45 flash pointed into a LiteDome XTC. (voice
> actuated light stand).
> 
> 240 pictures later the 92 degree heat finally kicked in and no amount
> of makeup was going to hide the shine.
> 
> I've been able to look at a few shots and am pretty pleased, overall.
> I blew focus a few too many times, but I know there are plenty of
> keepers to choose from.
> 
> So, what about digital? The E1 really handles highlights so well and
> the color and contrast just works. Completely natural blending between
> the ambient light and the flash. Trust me, the L1 doesn't do that. I
> really wanted and planned on shooting some film, but the time
> constraints ruled against that.
> 
> AG
> 
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