Doug Brewer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Jul 20, 2005, at 4:29 PM, William Robb wrote: > >> As often as possible, I will go out with one camera and one lens. >> Sometimes it'a wide angle, sometimes a normal, sometimes a >> telephoto, but always just one lens. >> I find it to be a good exercise in seeing. > >I've been doing that for about a year now, generally sticking with >the istd and the FA35/2, though at times I'll use the 43 or the 77, >on my personal stuff. > >For work stuff I still have the whole bag, and use everything-- >lights, zooms, whatever, to get the shot I need.
I love just shooting with one or two primes but, yes, when out on a paying job I haul every lens I think I *might* need. When I'm taking photos for myself I can always make do with one lens and if I'm unable to get exactly what I want or need, it's a good learning experience. Unfortunately, I don't have a backlog of clients to afford that luxury when shooting for someone else who's paying me! ;-) >Something I think needs mentioning through all this is not whether >everyone uses every feature of a "modern" camera, because of course >nobody does. The strength of these cameras is simply the availability >of features. It's like a car, for example. How often do I use *all* the features of my car? One of the reasons I bought the car I have is because of the large storage volume it has for a vehicle of its size. But I only take advantage of it a few times a year. Sometimes I make a trip to the grocery store and use only three of its five gears! And I've *never* used the middle rear-seat seat belt (or the AM radio) <g> -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
