Technology

[cwp]

I just sold my D200 to my brother for D300 because I thought I would get photos 100 times better.
Sadly not I’m not saying not saying the D300 is not a better camera but I think the technology is taking over what photography is all about.
In the film days you would take more time over your shot because it would cost you money in developing.
Now we shot then edit it to make it right
At this moment in time I won’t be printing bigger than A3 so do you really need the latest technology
For this size not really.
I think the latest batch of cameras on sale now are on par with film from say the £500.00 to £1000.00 mark even some cheaper ones are good cameras .
My point is when we will get a dslr without all the technology where you have to really think about your photo.
I hope you get what im getting at
:bang:

 

[Marc]

I certainly wouldn't expect to get pictures 100 times better (or even just better) just by upgrading to the next model. Usually the next model just contains a few new/improved features which you would need to decide whether they were necessary enough for you to want to upgrade. As far as having to think about your shots, well that's up to you. The aids are there if you need them, but the cameras still have all the manual controls if that's how you want to shoot. And there are plenty of film cameras and film out there if you want to do it the old fashioned way.

So, in answer to your question "when we will get a dslr without all the technology where you have to really think about your photo.", it is unlikely manufacturers will remove technology from future cameras, so it will be up to the user how much of it they will actually use.

 

[AliB]

Exactly the reason I still shoot film on medium format!

I know I'm not going to get the pic of the dog running flat out, it hasn't got servo autofocus, I know some of the exposures may be a bit off, it hasn't got multi metering modes. So they are limited in the kind of shots I can take. But when it is the right tool for the job, I still don't think digital can touch it!

I think it was Joxby who commented last week that live view has been around for decades on a MF. It's called the viewfinder!

You are, of course right in that it is all too easy to get caught up in the technology chase. If only I had xxx feature, my pics would be better. And yes it is true that sometimes, without the technology, we would not get the pic at all. It's hard to say that an upgrade should provide you with pics xxx times better. That's a hard one to try to measure. You may not see much difference in the pics you would have got anyway, but you may just get pics that you would not have been able to get at all.

I found this in comparing a 5D with a 1Ds. The autofocus alone is allowing me to get pics I would otherwise not have been able to. And yet the 5D is still a very capable camera for more static shots.

 

[Slapo]

Anything you do is what you make it.
Tools can be a help or a hindrance, that's why we have manuals... and alternatives.

I think this argument that 'in the film days, you'd take more time over the shot' is just an excuse for exploiting the more comfortable tools digital cameras are. You can still take as much time as you want.
If you miss the adrenaline, turn off previews in your camera, don't view your shots on the camera screen and there you go, it's almost like a film camera

 

[Markk]

You could always buy a dslr, rip/pop off the 'extra' button. Scratch the LCD until it's barely useable, and do some other mods. Then it would be challenging to take the pictures AND it would be a dlsr!

 

[Marc]

You could always buy a dslr, rip/pop off the 'extra' button. Scratch the LCD until it's barely useable, and do some other mods. Then it would be challenging to take the pictures AND it would be a dlsr!

Don't forget to set the ISO so it can't be changed for 36 exposures!

 

[PsiFox]

I frequently find myself going out for the day with my D300 and shooting no more than when I used to take my 35mm gear out.

cuts down on the amount of PP work

disagree about the shoot then edit bit though.

A lot of tricks can be used in the darkroom for PP

Dodge and Burn tools in PS are named after development techniqiues to "edit" the image in the darkroom.

Crop tool comes from the old darkroom cropping square.

 

[Markk]

Don't forget to set the ISO so it can't be changed for 36 exposures!

And be sure to scratch the lens so this way you have to compose your shots so the scratch doesn't get in the way of the main subject and you have to crop it out! Now then you've got one challenging (challenged) dslr!