On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 18:30:35 -0500, "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>I think you're wrong, too, or have verry sorry batteries. ;-) > >On a 10 day trip to Yellowstone this summer, I shot about 1600 images using >the grip and 5 batteries without ever charging batteries, all with IS lenses >and plenty of composition. But how can you know the difference between my style and yours? I might walk for an hour with camera on half the time and not take a shot. It likely takes less battery to take a shot than compose, follow a bird with IS, and not shoot. If I'd shot 9 frames the battery draw would likely have been only slightly less but I'd have had 9 shots not zero. Maybe I'm still suffering from the old film thinking and not wanting to waste my camera's life :-) No, that's not it. I just don't see the point in clicking away if I don't think there's a possibility of a keeper. But I often have the camera on and frame and track stuff. I certainly get my share of deleted images, but I do get some keepers! Saying you used IS a lot and did plenty of composition doesn't tell me much about how your style compares to mine. This weekend I went camping and shot one battery down almost to nothing. My total images were likely about 75. I did a bit of playing with the equipment, plenty of framing and checking, and some review display to show the wife. Overall, maybe a bit more wasted battery power than what my normal style is. I was happy with the life that battery charge gave me, because I know how much I used the camera. Here's some samples of what I shot: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/html/new_stuff5.html Most are with the 100-400L IS (and Kenko Pro 1.4x) and one, the landscape was with the 28-135 IS. I lugged the TLZ Pro and the 10d with 100-400 up about 3 hours of hiking and I was thinking about a backpack bag in my future! After coming back to camp and mounting the 28-135 I felt like the lens wasn't on the camera! I'm glad I took the 100-400 though for the shots I did take. Unfortunately I couldn't get a shot of any waterfalls for lack of any short lens FL. I'd have liked to have both lenses, but I'd have been sorry. Half way UP the trail my legs felt like lead and my feet hurt. My shoulder and hips ached. I managed to finish the trail and then we had to come back! And I was with wife and two dogs so taking shots required her to hold my dog, etc. So I wasn't 100% in photographing mood or scene. I would have loved to have taken my time and really look for photos but I just grabbed a few off the trail mostly. Fortunately, it was mostly downhill and we went quickly. I kept thinking about the sacrifices we photographers have to make to get the pictures. Only thing was, there wasn't much to shoot, and the scenery was great at times, but overall nothing much to get those great images from. Still, you never know, one great image would have made it worth while. And I think I got a couple of 'decent' images of the deer, but I don't think National Geographic's going to want to pay me for them :-) -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ Standard Poodles for fun BMW motorcycle for pleasure * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
