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From: tony@emory.UUCP (Tony Vincent)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: New technology worth it?
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Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 20:34:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 26 20:34:06 1985
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In article <641@asgb.UUCP> mike@asgb.UUCP (Mike Rosenlof) writes:
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>> Is the new technology in cameras (like the new Canon) really worth it?
>
>I suppose it really depends on what kind of photography you want to
>do.  In my opinion, REAL photography requires lots of patience,
>thought, and attention to detail.  REAL Photographers (with a capital
>'P') must consider all of the variables in exposure, composition,
>lighting, and (preferably) processing and their effect towards the end
>result of an expressive Photograph.
>
>Lately, the trend in 35mm photography has been toward a different
>capital 'P'.  It stands for 'Programmed', 'Point and shoot', and 
>'Push the button, we do the rest'.  Many of these machines are really
>very high quality Instamatics.  They do a wonderful job of recording
>events, but all of their programs and motors and auto-everything do
>little if anything to advance the Art of Photography.
>
>On the other hand, I'll very quickly acknowledge that the
>auto-everything machines are fine tools for the Art of
>Photojournalism. - Please note the distinction between what I refer to
>as two different Arts, in the same medium.
>
>Mike Rosenlof		
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I must totaly agree on both accounts.  I have been both a
REAL Photographer (<--notice the capital 'P') and a serious
Photojournalist for many years now.  I own a Canon A-1 and have
been terribly pleased with it... I find that I NEVER do serious
artistic photography with it in ANY of the auto modes (for those
not familiar, it has both aperature and shutter priority as well
as a full programmed mode....and others...).
I do however find that when I am going to be taking LOTS of pictures
of an event (particularly sports where you hardly even have time
to focus) use the shutter priority mode most often and occasionally,
and I do mean occasionally, I use the programmed mode.
I find that aperature priority is a joke at best, since whenever
depth of field really matters I always go manual.
My biggest complait about the A-1 (this is my second A-1)
is that when you are in manual the viewfinder tells you NOTHING
about what your aperature is set at....he (the camera) does
make a suggestion, but he fails to tell you where yours
is set....I highly recomend the A-1 because of it's mostly
brass body... yes, it does make it heavy, but it also makes
it SO MUCH more durable (and if you saw what my camera has
been though, you would NEVER buy one with a plastic body!)
Any questions or comments??  Mail me, or better yet, let's
discuss it here. And speaking of discussions, has anybody
had any really fantastic experiences with a GOOD macro lens?
-- 
Tony Vincent
Emory University
Dept of Math and CS
Atlanta, Ga 30322

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