Hey, Ken, thanks for the compliments, but I have had a lot of help from guys
and gals on this list and the LUG. I don't have enough hours left to learn
it all by trial and error. ;~))
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2011 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Contax G
> Bob, here's the rub about the P(ark your brains) Mode on the D3. The
> metering system is that 3D-color matrix thingamabob as first expoited in
> the
> F5. Well, even that is a variation of the one in the F4, but the F4 was
> very
> hit and miss as to success rate. Regardless, the F5's metering system was
> very stout and the camera could be used in any auto mode without fear. The
> D3 not only carries on that tradition, but has further evolved where the
> camera really slices up the bacon when it's frying time.
>
> This all reminds me of the ansel adams hyper-picky metering. Every wannabe
> AA with a view-camera is using the pentax spot-meter to get 30 readings,
> consults a pocket noteboook, writes down a bunch of stuff, stares at the
> scene some more, repeats the whole process two or three times and then
> ends
> up with the same exposure as if they would have just stuck in incident
> meter
> in the air to begin with.
>
> To quote our current favorite lunatic: "DUH! WINNING!"
>
> So, I guess what I'm saying is that it never hurts to test out alternative
> working methods and constantly be learning. My day job is in the
> communications industry. It is vital, no, critical, that I'm constantly
> learning. Technology is changing so rapidly that if I'm not studying at
> least five hours a week I'm falling behind--and even at that, I'm
> struggling. I'm typically reading, studying and learning between five and
> ten hours every week (in addition to 50-60 hours of work) and the more I
> learn, the more I realize that I'm not keeping up. Same with photography.
> In
> the past six month, I've not been able to devote much of any time to
> photography and it shows.
>
> To give a clue as to the rapidly changing communications world: Literally
> six months ago I designed two massive DWDM/10G Layer2 networks. Somewhere
> just under a hundred nodes massive. When I designed it, it literally was
> not
> only state-of-the-art, but something so cutting-edge in overall design
> that
> three major vendors chose to use my design as the basis for how to
> engineer
> for this type of application for other clients. Within my own company, my
> design gained adoption. (The design was create, fresh, but oh so
> obvious--I'm smart, but not THAT smart). Needless to say, it has taken on
> a
> very high profile--well beyond my pay-grade.
>
> So, here we are, six months later, actually installing and turning up the
> system. The total amount of bandwidth and channels assigned on said system
> has not just doubled, but tripled! Instead of a single 10G ring servicing
> a
> certain area, now there are three--and with the potential of being up to
> five or six by the end of the year. Of course, that has me a little
> concerned because I can accomodate eight... 100G cannot come soon enough!
>
> Anyway, back to photography, there was a day and age where I felt that I
> was
> actually being innovative and fresh with photography and applying
> technology
> to a desired outcome. An example would be my heavily customized tripod.
> But
> this level of innovation requires three things: Study, Time and
> Practice/Testing. The studying portion, for me, often times comes from
> reverse-engineering other things that have nothing to do with photography.
> The time portion is pretty self-evident. One reason why Jim Nichols's
> shots
> are improving so much lately is because he's spending a lot more time
> doing
> them. Practice/Testing. It's one thing to read about stuff, but you got to
> actually try them out yourself. Only YOU can learn for yourself. I cannot
> learn for you.
>
> How do I know how a camera will respond under certain circumstances?
> Practice and test under those circumstances. That way, when confronted
> with
> those circumstances in the real world you know instinctively how to
> respond.
> Most people (myself included) tend to just fall back onto the tried and
> true
> methods--the safe zone.
>
> AG
>
> AG
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