I was devastated when my Leica was stolen years ago and was not
really happy until I got my OM4T. But much as I grew to love it, I
was never quite as comfortable with it as I was with the M3, limited
though it was. You are right, the spot meter was genius. I think, at
least for me, it is really difficult to switch tools as complex as
cameras and may take years to reach that comfort level I remember.
Just have to persevere and hope digital innovation slows down.
I really like having control over the "look" by varying things like
contrast, color, white balance and the postprocessing which I never
had with film because I lacked the money, time and space. More
control for me in some areas and less in others.
And I felt like I was getting stale. Digital has stimulated me to
enjoy photography more. Nothing to feel sorry about. You have to live
in the moment.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On Dec 20, 2005, at 7:45 PM, Wayne S wrote:
> I wish there was some form of consoling I could do. My solution is to
> immerse myself completely in digital and drink myself into oblivion at
> the mere thought of film - Universal Anxiety Toleration Medication.
>
> I feel even Olympus has abandoned me. The OM-4t multi-spot metering
> was just so intuitive. I felt in control. I new exactly how the
> camera was
> thinking. Now, I just trust all these internal ESP metering stuff and
> just check the display to make sure it is making OK choices, but I
> have
> no idea how the camera is thinking. The more it becomes "digital" the
> more it seems beyond my control, rather it is the choice of some
> engineer back in the lab.
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