Exactly. I shot about 300 frames at the Chevy event, and, like you, I have data for all of them. All of them were shot with my two DA zooms, since I had to work fast and light, so I didn't even know the focal length at times. Other times, I would just spin the ap dial to reduce or increase DOF and fire away. Sometimes when I'm processing the shots, I want to see just where I was when I pulled the trigger. That was the case with the shot I posted the other day with the line of repeated car shapes in various colors. I knew I zoomed somewhat tight to get the frame and the effect and then stopped down. I checked the data and found it was f16 and 166mm focal length. Next time I want to shoot something similar, I'll probably remember. But I never would have recorded the data in a notebook. No time for scribbling.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >> Many years ago, in a far away and long forgotten land, there was a simple > >> device that helped the people remember things like exposure parameters. It > >> was called a pencil. A photographer would often carry one, and would write > >> down the details on a page of a small notebook. These notes could be > >> referenced at any time. > >> > >Yep. Been there, done that. Now I'm just pleased as punch that the camera > >does it for me. > > That MZ-S is a hell of a camera, eh Paul? > <g> > Oh wait... you're referring to digital? > Right. I took over 500 shots this weekend and got aperture, focal > length, exposure compensation and lens data on every one. No pencil or > notepad involved. Couldn't have done it with a pencil and notepad. > Couldn't have used a pencil and notepad during my rain-soaked GFM hikes > either, even though I was shooting at a much more leisurely pace. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
