Sunday,March,21,2004
Use what you know
Don’t rely on untested gear or techniques when shooting something important.
A friend recently asked for some guidance regarding using his new unused digital camera for shooting a personally “historic” event. In addition to the new digital camera, he has his trusty Nikon 35mm.
My short, quick response is that one should never rely on untested gear or techniques when shooting something that is important, and non-repeatable. So, if you are familiar with your 35mm Nikon, that is what you should use. If the situation is such that you can use both cameras, take the most important photos with your tried and trusted gear while doing some of the less important, or easily duplicated shots with the new gear. I often shoot with multiple cameras.
Regarding the new digital camera: A small amount of practice and playing around with the new digital camera may yield big results in knowledge about how to use this new format. Also, don’t forget to RTFM—There’s good information just waiting for you in the camera manual. The ability to quickly review your shots that digital cameras often provide is a nice safety blanket for new digital photographers.
However, keep in mind that getting the digital images into the camera is only half the battle. You still need to get the images out of the camera onto a computer and if you want a hard copy, print them. Yet another issue for digital photographers is properly archiving/backup and cataloging of digital images. This will be the subject of another Photo Tech article.
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Posted by stevem on 03/21 at 02:13,PM
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