Maybe they should be amateurs. ;-) What I've really noticed is that P&S digitals are becoming shoot AND display units, especially with those 3 inch screens. Make those screens as big as that on an iPhone and you're there. The iPhone is coming from the other side: great screen, mediocre camera.
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 3/31/2008 10:54 AM >>> I've seen pros missing shots to chimp. Steve Desjardins wrote: > Just a thought. > > Chimping arises from the same reasons Polaroid sold well for many > years. There is a need to "see your product". The same people who like > to take pictures like to look at them. Digital cameras, especially with > increasingly larger LCD screens, satisfy both these needs. A pro > shouldn't be missing shots to look, but an amateur should do whatever > makes them happy. That's the point of being an amateur, yes? > > Nice shot, BTW. > > Steven Desjardins > Department of Chemistry > Washington and Lee University > Lexington, VA 24450 > (540) 458-8873 > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- 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. !SIG:47f0efdf55062123710306! -- 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.
