On Wed, 31 Mar 1999 ALEXSCIFI@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I must add that I was surprised by prior postings to this that still, for many
> people the OM1 or OM2 remain favorites even over the OM 4 with it's super
> elegant metering system and automation
[Warning: Fang-rant in progress]
In my case, the use of hand-held meters (I usually --- but not always
--- prefer to work in incident mode) renders any of the in-camera metering
systems moot.
--not the mention the continued
> preference of OM over the plethora of autofocus choices today.
In my case, I also own AFs and a certain notorious rangefinder camera
(no, not just the XAs!).
> This seemed to
> me to raise a fundamental question--what is the relationship between system
> complexity and individual creativity?
IMO, it's an individual thing. Even the most complex cameras can
be used in simple modes. I want my cameras to act as seamless catalysts
between visions and images, not as a clumsy interface to be
tolerated ! The technology has to be autonomic, like breathing, if it
is to serve one well. Practice, study & reflection integrates the
technology and the photographer into harmony and grace.
I have simply learned that some cameras & lenses work better for me. The
hardware that dances in my hands; that becomes transparent as the light
turns seductively ephemeral... as the moments begin to count and the
mind races a few seconds into the future, probabilities going through the
roof or distilling towards the inevitable, allowing me to see clearly,
without any impedance, is what I want with me. Olympus fits.
*= Doris Fang =*
[end rant]
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