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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / February 2007Chimping reaches epic and epidemic proportions!
Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the Pentagon. Most of the PJs there were chimping like they just fell of a truck carrying 20,000 pounds of bananas. I'm not sure why this was happening, but it was funny as hell and I shook my head in disbelief. These guys know better. Is this a new trend? Would immunizing your LCD with black electrical tape cure chimping? I did notice most chimpers were Canon shooters. For Christ's sake it's not like they are at the Superbowl. There's no reason for all this chimping! Rita > There's no reason for all this chimping! Agreed. I have my LCD display set to retire 4 seconds after a shot. Still, I rarely look at it after taking a shot. Why bother? It's digital. Take several and, hopefully, one will be "the one", probably after not a little post-processing on a ~21-inch computer display. What are they hoping to see, anyway? I have always LOVED the term, "chimping", though. It's probably the most accurate - and funny - description of a (sadly) widely-practiced photographic activity.  Signature:) JR Canon EOS 20D >> There's no reason for all this chimping! > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > rarely > look at it after taking a shot. Why bother? It's digital. Because it's a tool unavailable to film that allows a photographer to see what he or she is getting immediately instead of waiting for the film to get back. Now, if lighting isn't changing, and they keep checking over and over, that's unnecesary, but technically chimping is showing everybody the lcd and going ooh, ooh,ooh, which isn't what you're talking about. Those idiots who insist that looking at the lcd is always a stupid thing are just that, f.cking idiots. Really. Morons. You don't get digital at all. : >> There's no reason for all this chimping! : > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] : Those idiots who insist that looking at the lcd is always a stupid thing are : just that, f.cking idiots. Really. Morons. You don't get digital at all. Figured out yet how to see the histogram in the viewfinder? >> There's no reason for all this chimping! > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > most accurate - and funny - description of a (sadly) widely-practiced > photographic activity. A glance at the histogram is nothing to scoff at. Histograms are perhaps the most powerful in-the-field tool for analysing exposure and scene properties. Those who cling to this notion that it is somehow an automatic sign of something negative are kidding themselves, and really ought to reconsider what tools they choose to throw away. SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >> I have always LOVED the term, "chimping", though. It's probably the >> most accurate - and funny - description of a (sadly) widely-practiced [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >something negative are kidding themselves, and really ought to reconsider >what tools they choose to throw away. Wise words, Mark. The problem is that some cannot see their way past a means of ridiculing other people to the value that those tools offer them. > >> There's no reason for all this chimping! > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > something negative are kidding themselves, and really ought to reconsider > what tools they choose to throw away. Hell, man, 'dem damn new-fangled light meters they done come out with 'long time ago were bad 'nuff. Damn newfangled jury-rigged gaj'ets - an'one who uses 'dem ain't no real photographer... jes' damn stupid, iffen ya'll ask me. SignatureYou need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence. -- Charles A. Beard > In article <12s7ifoqg7jh...@news.supernews.com>, > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > hopefully, one will be "the one", probably after not a little post-processing > on a ~21-inch computer display. What are they hoping to see, anyway? I fail to see the "moral" difference between looking at a shot on an LCD and machine-gunning to get one decent shot. >> In article <12s7ifoqg7jh...@news.supernews.com>, >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > I fail to see the "moral" difference between looking at a shot on an > LCD and machine-gunning to get one decent shot. Actually, looking once in awhile is probably far more effective than machine-gunning 30 badly exposed frames without knowing about it. Or never checking about it because you were worried that Rita B. might think you were "chimping." So who's the chimp, anyway? The guy looking at his camera or the monkey jumping up and down, pointing and screeching at nothing? SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor : Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the : Pentagon. Most of the PJs there were chimping like they just fell of a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : : Rita It's all the cheep cheep cameras these chumps have. This website is very good :http://soease.tiaozheng.com have a look!!! >Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the >Pentagon. Most of the PJs there were chimping like they just fell of a >truck carrying 20,000 pounds of bananas. Yes, so stupid I am a cameraman and sometimes I have to cover news...one occation was a luncheon speech at the local chamber of commerce..One person speaking at a podium.. four photogs...ten shots with flash...chimping..ten more shots...chimpimg... the hole speech!! Needless to say the newsfootage was pretty "flashy" and useless...Good old film days there would have been two or three shots and off to the next assignement.. Oh yeah, next say there was one picture in the paper.... >> Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the >> Pentagon. Most of the PJs there were chimping like they just fell [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > four photogs...ten shots with flash...chimping..ten more > shots...chimpimg... the hole speech!! I'd agree that this is pretty lame. Once you've checked your settings via histogram...and when nothing changes in the lighting...there's little reason to keep checking. > Needless to say the newsfootage was pretty "flashy" and > useless...Good old film days there would have been two or three shots > and off to the next assignement.. > Oh yeah, next say there was one picture in the paper.... SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson >>Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the >>Pentagon. Most of the PJs there were chimping like they just fell of a [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >film days there would have been two or three shots and off to the next >assignement.. I remember the film days, and there were just as many flashes back then, too. >Oh yeah, next say there was one picture in the paper.... SignatureThe New York Yankees signed a deal with China Monday to expand baseball into the world's largest nation. The people of China meet the first test of what it takes to be great baseball fans. They are not fussy at all about what goes into a hot dog. > Rita à Berkowitz wrote: >> Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > assignement.. > Oh yeah, next say there was one picture in the paper.... So your problem is not with chimping, but with constantly shooting the same frame over and over. Trouble is, that fleeting expression on someone's face might be just what the boss is looking for. If you miss it, and the other paper gets it, you could be looking for another job. Especially if your only excuse was that you didn't want Rita B. and Benny to think you were stupid. SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor [PJs chimping] > I did notice most chimpers were Canon shooters. Since most PJs use Canon, most chimpers will be Canon shooters, even if Nikon shooters were to chimp twice as often per person. -Wolfgang > [PJs chimping] >> I did notice most chimpers were Canon shooters. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -Wolfgang Wrong vowel. Canon users are chumps, not chimps. :-) SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor > [PJs chimping] >> I did notice most chimpers were Canon shooters. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > -Wolfgang Ooo logic, how dare you. :-) > Yes, it was a sight to see this morning during a news briefing at the > Pentagon. > There's no reason for all this chimping! Why not? What's wrong with it? Sounds like a personal problem. DSLRs have LCDs for a reason. If you don't like yours, don't look at it. But don't pretend that there is no use for occasionally checking to see if camera settings are what you thought they were or if you are actually getting the shots you wanted, especially if you are getting paid for it. Besides, you are misusing "chimping," which really is where everyone gathers around the LCD going Ooh-Ooh! It is fun, harmless, and a great social activity. So get a life already, instead of worrying about what other people do with their cameras. It is none of your business anyway. SignatureWaddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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