nostatic
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apologies for another semi-philosophical post but I've got tons of work to do. So why not avoid it by waxing with words.
While pondering gx100 vs. gr2, it struck me that in some ways it comes down to walk vs. zoom. When I reflect on how I've shot in the past and how that has evolved based on technology, I find a few oddities in my approach. Not surprising, especially if you ask my ex-wives...
When I first started getting "serious" about shooting, I ended up seeing more macro shots than anything else. Textures and patterns...maybe it is the lapsed scientist in me. But to get those shot, I had to walk to them. And invariably I wouldn't have a tripod around and refuse to use a flash (I can never get it to look right), so I shoot available light at all costs. That means having the lens as fast as possible, so I get up close an personal. I know there are many ways to skin a cat, but that's what works for me. Plus there is some tactile response involved by being without aura distance of some thing/person but I digress.
As my eye got more trained and a bit more flexible, I started to play with other setups, one of which was a Panasonic FZ-20. Huge zoom. I race cars for fun, and am at the track a fair amount. Having a long throw lens in a no-muss/no-fuss setup is quite useful there. In that case, not much walking, plenty of thumbing.
At some point I turned into a videographer/director/dp/etc. Have been shooting with a Canon HD camera for the past year or so, and with video I end up zooming as a matter of course. I do run and gun (again, rarely have a tripod around), and sometimes have to catch things on the fly. So zoom good, and it has become second nature.
But put a dslr in my hands...and I walk. I usually have a 105 micro lens on my D70, and whether I'm shooting macro or just general shots, I walk to and fro to find the shot. I had a very popular 18-200VR lens for awhile and ended up selling it. I hated to zoom for some reason. Instead, I preferred to walk.
With the D-Lux3 I go back and forth. I usually default to zoom, because sometimes I just can't walk to get what I see. So that is a nice convenience. But when I'm out walking to get coffee or whatnot, I grab a camera and invariably will stop, take a few steps this way, then that way trying to find what I'm seeing. Even if I have a zoom. It drives my 11 year old son crazy when he comes with me. "Dad, can we keep walking?!?"
At any rate, not sure if there is a question other than maybe, do you walk or zoom? And why/why not?
While pondering gx100 vs. gr2, it struck me that in some ways it comes down to walk vs. zoom. When I reflect on how I've shot in the past and how that has evolved based on technology, I find a few oddities in my approach. Not surprising, especially if you ask my ex-wives...
When I first started getting "serious" about shooting, I ended up seeing more macro shots than anything else. Textures and patterns...maybe it is the lapsed scientist in me. But to get those shot, I had to walk to them. And invariably I wouldn't have a tripod around and refuse to use a flash (I can never get it to look right), so I shoot available light at all costs. That means having the lens as fast as possible, so I get up close an personal. I know there are many ways to skin a cat, but that's what works for me. Plus there is some tactile response involved by being without aura distance of some thing/person but I digress.
As my eye got more trained and a bit more flexible, I started to play with other setups, one of which was a Panasonic FZ-20. Huge zoom. I race cars for fun, and am at the track a fair amount. Having a long throw lens in a no-muss/no-fuss setup is quite useful there. In that case, not much walking, plenty of thumbing.
At some point I turned into a videographer/director/dp/etc. Have been shooting with a Canon HD camera for the past year or so, and with video I end up zooming as a matter of course. I do run and gun (again, rarely have a tripod around), and sometimes have to catch things on the fly. So zoom good, and it has become second nature.
But put a dslr in my hands...and I walk. I usually have a 105 micro lens on my D70, and whether I'm shooting macro or just general shots, I walk to and fro to find the shot. I had a very popular 18-200VR lens for awhile and ended up selling it. I hated to zoom for some reason. Instead, I preferred to walk.
With the D-Lux3 I go back and forth. I usually default to zoom, because sometimes I just can't walk to get what I see. So that is a nice convenience. But when I'm out walking to get coffee or whatnot, I grab a camera and invariably will stop, take a few steps this way, then that way trying to find what I'm seeing. Even if I have a zoom. It drives my 11 year old son crazy when he comes with me. "Dad, can we keep walking?!?"
At any rate, not sure if there is a question other than maybe, do you walk or zoom? And why/why not?