Actually, I think the pre-chimping thing was a Polaroid back for the MF or LF
cameras. I've still got a couple that fit my 6x9 Graphics. No film, though.
Back "in the day," if you had a really complicated and/or important shot, you
could set it up, shoot it with the Polaroid back to see if you got it wrong or
got it right. If you got it wrong, then you could fix it. This all took
several minutes and cost about 50 cents a shot. Chimping is free and instant.
God, I do love it so! Smells like .... progress.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: AG Schnozz <agschnozz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Chimping really isn't anything new with the digital age. Anybody
> who spent time with medium-format cameras with waist-level
> finders frequently chimped pre-shot and post-shot.
>
> I always found myself, after taking the shot, looking at the
> image on the viewfinder and either self-congrated myself or
> nitpicked the composition and reshot it.
>
> I'm really shameless with my A1.
>
> AG
>
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