I really like digital because of the instant feedback. I've seen the results from at least two perspectives. I bought a D60 in late 2002 for myself. I'm fairly advanced and have been shooting various film formats in both B&W and color for 30+ years. I shoot mostly outdoor stuff, but a bit of everything. I bought my son a G3 for Christmas that same year. He wanted it for vacation pics, EBay, etc. It is NOT his hobby, just a tool. At the same time I offered to get my wife one. She is a non-technical snap shooter, but goes with me on most photo outings. Her camera at this time was a Nikon snap shooter. She did not want a digital until she borrowed my sons for a day (after we forced it on her). The next day we went down to Samy's in L.A. and picked her up another G3. Her photographs have improved tremendously. She loves the instant feedback. It's trivial to make corrections and reshoot. We get home and she does a full review with BreezeBrowser. A few more keystrokes and she's Emailed all her favorite shots.
I also like the feedback. Shooting moving water has always been an adventure. You could guess from experience and get pretty close to the expected results. But, it always changes. Velocity, volume, angle of shot all play havoc with getting the EXACT effect. Now I can dial right in to what I want. I always was pretty poor about writing down shooting data. I tried notepads, my Palm Pilot, and even a micro tape recorder. Now all the technical stuff is recorded right in the photo. In my early days I trained in the Ansel methods, so I didn't exactly burn up film. Now I take extra shots of signposts, my GPS screen, etc to document where the shots were taken. No more problems trying to remember WHICH stream or meadow was in the pic. Also, now I try lots more variations on a shot. My photographs have also improved quite a bit. I hardly ever shoot film these days.... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anastasios A. > Papadopoulos (Tas) > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 10:38 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS Should I stay with my ELAN IIe (50e) or should I go digital? > > > I am a rank amateur, currently holding an EOS ELAN IIe (EOS-50e). I am > considering an upgrade to either the Digital Rebel, or the 10D. The > reasons * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
