Why Noobs Should "Chimp"

GrittyShaker said:
I've not seen anyone ask whether a book or real world practice is better
Click to expand...

The very useful thing about Understanding Exposure is it's a breeze to read and it doesn't tie you down with technicalities or "this is how you take a great photograph" waffle. You could easily read it and get all you need from it inside a couple of hours.
 
The phrase is most likely derived from comparison between the sounds and actions some make while reviewing images and those of an excited primate (Oooh! Oooh! Aaah!), or when a photographer is completely absorbed in the act of analyzing, admiring or proudly displaying a shot to others.
Click to expand...

And yes, I chimp ( but not every shot ), and why not?? I'd rather retake a photo that the histogram shows to be a little dark/light etc, then get home and have to either adjust it or spend another day reshooting.
 
Don't forget the blinkies along with the histogram, very useful to check straight away for blown highlights.
 
clud17 said:
on a more serious side, isnt that why the manufacturers give us a screen?
Click to expand...

i wish..i cant get a decent p.o.s. with a viewfinder...just all with those abominable screens

i check after a shot only if i am unsure about exposure or focus/shake
i guess i am a griller
 
foodpoison said:
I don't see why I should follow a set of snobbery-guidelines when taking photographs.
Joking aside, the whole thing is absurd.
Click to expand...

the real guideline is to get good shots..

"Meaningless! Meaningless!"
says the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless."
 
All this techno jargon. Yes I chimp, but I call it looking at the screen. :shrug:

With several remote lights around the place, it is an easy way of checking if one is too harsh. I will also check if I am pushing the boundaries with panning - 300mm at 1/30th hand held, that kind of thing. You don't worry about the failures, it is the ONE that works that you are after. I get a hit rate on boats, from a boat, of about 3 in 10 when using slow shutter speeds with long lenses. It only takes one of the boats to lift a bit during the exposure and it is in the bin. VR might help in this regard, but I am not binning my 300 f2.8 to buy another with a VR system in it - I would rather get them to make another couple of passes and shoot a few more frames. I don't pay the fuel bill!
 
I've been reading this and for people to even think that saying chimping is a bad thing needs to think about how snobby they are. That screen is proviiding you with so much information you'd be a fool to not check it every now and again to make sure you are capturing the image that you envisage in your minds eye, whether it be looking at the histogram, the image, or just to make sure the settings are just so.

How many times have you put your camera down or in your bag only to have it come out with a dial turned to something different and you not realising it.
 
Chimping is wonderful for people like me ,I have learnt so much since I moved to digital.
I now only chimp when light is changing but love the option to check the screen.
I shot film for donkeys years with average results.
Now with digital I enjoy getting my pics back from the "lab" instantly so so much....:cool:

It's a great learning tool.:thumbs:
 
LOL!!! I actually got my first DSLR yesterday, and took a series of shots (the best out of the 200-odd I've taken in the last 24 hours) without using the screen - I purposefully left it in it's 'resting' position, and waited till I'd downloaded before looking.

I'm pleased I did - they were the best of the bunch :thumbs:
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top