----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Desjardins"
Subject: Re: Digital profligacy
I experienced an interesting contrast in styles on Saturday. My daughter was off to the prom and I was taking pictures of her and her date. I was using the 645 (A75 f2.8) and the *istDS (DA40 f2.8). I took 15 shots with the 645, and about 35 with the DS. The useful aspect of the using the DS as a weapon of mass exposure is that at least some of the pictures had good facial expressions. Of course, when we later went to the school for casuals I took the DS with the 40, which worked really well. The DS prints came out fine; I'll let you know how the 645's come out when I get them <g>.
This has been a Godesnd to me on a few occassions. I have had a few jobs over the past year and a half shooting amateur models, and have used the istD for the work.
In the past, I would have shot as much as they could afford on film a processing, and hope that they got something good. With the digital, I'll set up a particular pose, and blast off several buffers worth, then move on to something else.
Sure, it's machine gunning, but when you are working with unskilled models, much of the control is out of your hands.
William Robb
