On 27/08/2012 11:36 AM, Darren Addy wrote:
As to the "skill" part, was this an argument against motor drives when
they came out, as well? (Maybe so, but I'm guessing that a lot of
photogs that needed to capture action used them anyway.)
When I was a teenager, I was into (and quite good at) the sport of
fencing. I got many, many excellent pictures at tournaments using a
simple Spotmatic II and a 50mm lens.
After I had bought my Nikon, (and was accepted as a "serious
photographer" by the local camera community) I was given the opportunity
to shoot with one of those supercharged F2 bodies that had a 9fps motor
drive on it.
What I discovered while shooting at 9fps was that I could burn through a
ton of film in a hurry. What I discovered while looking at my contact
sheets was that even at 9fps, the camera was capturing either slightly
before, or slightly after the decisive moment of the duel.
With a somewhat slower paced sport (football, for example), this might
not be so much of an issue, and I suspect that had I been able to shoot
30fps without having to change out a roll of film after every burst, it
might not have been as much of an issue either, but at the time it was
pretty clear that a certain amount of knowledge regarding what was being
photographed was more important than being able to shoot lots of pictures.
The entire world has fallen into the more is better trap, and what we
are getting from it is a lot more mediocrity.
--
William Robb
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