Anders, I have a small digital P&S too. Like you I carry it with me most of the time. But since my motifs are nature and landscapes, shooting "interesting stuff I see in the streets" is a tough exercise in _seeing_. :-)
When it comes to people photography, I can only subscribe to Cotty's wisdom; "if you see a motif, it's gone". Very, very true for me, and something even the OptioS cannot mend. Cheers, Jostein ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders Hultman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 4:25 PM Subject: Re: DIG: how many? > Jostein: > > >Looking at my archive, I have shot about 10,000 35mm in the last 12 years, and > >another 1500 645 frames in the last 6 years. > > Interesting excercise! Looking at my archive, I have in 17 years shot > somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 pictures with 35mm, 10mm and APS > cameras. > > In August, I bought a small P&S digital, and in those five months I've > taken 6,600 pictures with it. > > >My shooting habits have changed a bit, but not as much as the differences in > >numbers indicate. I'm still interested in the same motifs, which means that my > >shooting opportunities are more dependent on available leisure time than > >anything else. > > I'm also interested in the same kind of motives as I was before, but > the close-to-nothing cost of each shot definitely makes me shoot more. > Another factor is that since this P&S is so very small, I actually carry > it all the time. Never leave home without it. As soon as I see something > funny, odd-lloking or interesting in the street, I can take a couple of > pictures of it. Any time. And I do. > > I don't think a big, fancy DSLR would have the same effect on my shooting > habits, though, since I wouldn't carry it all the time, and it wouldn't > be as unobtrusive as this little camera is. I'd probably shoot more than > I did with film, but not *that* much more. > > anders > -------------------------------- > http://anders.hultman.nu/dagens/ << a picture a day, all taken with the dp&s >
