Your no-flash (presumption on my part) film preference when taking these
pictures?
Otis Wright
John Edwin Mason wrote:
> Sorry, Mafud, but you're wrong on this, as Rob has
> pointed out.
>
> I'm one of those "serious musicians." It's not my
> living, but I'm a member of the local symphony and a
> freelancer who plays 2 to 4 musicals a year. When
> rehearsing and performing, we musicians are very aware
> of our total aural environment.
>
> Of course we're most focused on what we ourselves and
> our colleagues are doing, but we're also aware of how
> the audience is responding, for better or worse
> (silence is good in classical settings; shuffling in
> seats is bad), and whatever else is going on in the
> hall.
>
> For the last several years I've been taking photos of
> the musicians that I play with and musicians that I
> know, in rehearsal and in concert. I've learned that
> noises such as shutters, the zip-zip of autofocus, and
> the whir of auto advance and auto rewind are very
> distracting.
>
> One learns how not to cause problems, mostly by being
> in every way as invisible and inaudible as possible.
>
> I've found that when shooting acoustic jazz and
> classical music, my 5N is going to cause problems
> because it's too noisy in every aspect of its
> operation and its antiquated autofocus is going to
> hunt (zip-zip-zip-zip-zip) in even moderately low
> light. (Flash and autofocus assist, even infrared,
> are utterly out of the question. Imagine how
> distracting a flashing red light on the camera would
> be.)
>
> So I rely on my K1000 and KX (when I need long lenses)
> and old Contax rangefinder (when I don't).
>
> Here's hoping that the new MZ-S beats the competition
> in noise suppression, autofocus capability, and price.
>
> Best, John
>
> On 13 Feb 2001, at 9:43, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> >While it may be a gaucherie to shoot
> > during the actual concert, really *serious*
> >musicians, unlike prissy golfers who
> > pray that noisy jets detour while they are shooting,
> >usually only hear their own
> > instrument and the ambient cacophony of the
> orchestra >itself. Had you commented
> > on flash disturbance or motor advance noise during
> >rehearsal/concerts I would
> > agree, but even utterly quiet shutters sound *LOUD*
> >to the shooter.
>
> To which Rob said:
> >Can't say I and in agreement here.
>
> =====
> John Edwin Mason
> Charlottesville, Virginia
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