On Wed, Apr 17, 2013, Zos Xavius wrote: > > I generally try to make all of my frames keepers. Sometimes in the > heat of the moment, its easy to start snapping away with digital > though. I've ended up with some great keepers out of off the cuff > shots. I love seeing something and throwing the viewfinder up and > knowing I have it. I only ever chimp to check exposure occasionally > and set EV compensation as needed. Since I generally shoot manual or > Av, I usually have a very good idea about what my shutter speeds are > like. Its the number I look at constantly in the viewfinder. I used to > keep the iso as close to base as possible, but lately I've decided > that bumping the ISO and getting a shutter over 1/100s yields far, far > more keepers with good results at 100%. Below 1/100 its far more of a > gamble, even with decent technique. I will go down to 1/8s handheld > with a fast lens, but I find 1/20 bumps the keepers up a great deal. > With the k-5, I am no longer reluctant to use iso 1600 like I was with > the k-7. It changes everything even in good light because a shot at > iso 800 will look totally great and give you a fast shutter speed.
Overall agreed, although I had some fun taking shots of a spinning wheel recently from 1/40 to 1/100, trying to get the best combination of blur and steady background. > Does slowing down and taking less pictures make your pictures better? > I'd argue no, because you actually have less opportunities with film. > Shots you might not have taken because you only have 10 exposures left > might have been keepers in the end. That's true -- but it doesn't take away from Larry's idea that you should get "charged" for each photo you take. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 http://rule6.info/ <*> <*> <*> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- 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.
