I've never contended that the LCD was the beat-all/end-all when it comes to viewing images. Of course it isn't. It can be very effective though at previewing exposure, composition, and when magnified, a good indication of focus.
My point was that it's far better than having nothing to preview and can make the difference between getting a good shot and not getting one. Tom C. > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:00:22 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: A question about chimping > > Tom C wrote: > >>>>, and to get it right one must see. >>>> >>>> >>>Or one must have enough confidence in their knowledge and abilities..... >>> >>> >> >>Certainly, one would have confidence.... but that confidence does not negate >>human error or the fact that the camera itself is not a perfect device. The >>ability to see a captured image immediately after exposure, is to a >>photographer, probably the single largest advantage offered by the technology. >> >>Tom C. >> >> >> >> > I can only get a hint of what Ive done from the tiny photo.. although it > is sufficient to trash the really obvious > out of focus, super camera shake, subject out of frame stuff.. ... LIke > Robb, I need to look at them on the > big screen to really tell what I've gotten. > > And using the button that zooms in on the camera really messed me up > once when I went to the next frame > to examine it after zooming in on one. I was photo'ing a little birdie > on a roof -- shot about 10 frames - > thought I had gotten it but all I was seeing on back of the camera was a > piece of the sky - cursing myself > and trashing a bunch I sudden realized I was only looking at a corner of > the frame. ugh. Probably didn't > have a decent shot anyway. sigh. > > ann > > >> >> >> >> >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: [email protected] >>>Subject: Re: A question about chimping >>>Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:36:00 -0600 >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Tom C" >>>Subject: Re: A question about chimping >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>, and to get it right one must see. >>>> >>>> >>>Or one must have enough confidence in their knowledge and abilities..... >>> >>> >>>>You're right, it's a hallmark of many pro's to check and review their >>>>images on the spot in order to correct deficiences, and in the past they >>>>spent thousands of dollars for the capability with duplicate backs, >>>>polaroid film, and in some cases duplicate bodies. >>>> >>>> >>>Polaroids were almost exclusively used in the studio to check lighting and >>>whatnot, and often that was to satisfy art directors, not the >>>photographers themselves. >>> >>>William Robb >>> >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>[email protected] >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>follow the directions. >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
