Just have to throw this into the mix (even though it's somewhat out of the range of the intent of the original post):
I've been using a Canon 1D for a little over a year now for part of my photography work. I'm still mostly film based, but use digital when I feel it is appropriate. I recently had the opportunity to do some concert photography at a local rodeo, with pretty big time country entertainers, etc. I used the 1D and the EF 70-200 f2.8L and was really happy with the results. I was in the pit below the stage, but in front of the audience, about 15 to 30 feet from the entertainers, depending on who I was shooting and when, with the dynamics of the concert. No flash used at all, just whatever the existing lighting condition was at the moment of the shot. With the digital, I could bump the ISO setting to whatever I needed to work in the given lighting conditions and preview the results immediately. What an incredible experience it was to know immediately whether I'd gotten a good shot or not. I didn't preview every image, but took a casual look once in a while to see what my general results were. I captured about 200 images in a one-hour shoot (not worrying about how much film I'd be using, of course). It was a real revelation to see what I got from the digital standpoint versus the film standpoint. No sweating out concerns about exact exposure and whether I'd get a good shot in the constantly changing lighting. Last year, I photographed some of the same entertainers at the same rodeo using a film-based body and flash, and I can tell you that in the comparison of the two experiences, the digital camera beat the heck out of the film camera in terms of flexibility for the shooting environment. Again, I just wanted to throw this info into the mix of this thread. Just an eye-opening experience from the standpoint of comparing digital to film in a given circumstance. Al Ruscelli Al Ruscelli Photography www.ruscelli.com e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
