andit Posted August 10, 2007 Share #1 Posted August 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hi guys, I thought I would lighten up the thread a bit and simply ask the question, do you chimp your shots or not (for new people, chimping is the term used for reviewing the image that you have just taken on the camera)? I know that I certainly do chimp more than is really needed. Well lets hear what everyone has to say... Andreas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted August 10, 2007 Share #2 Posted August 10, 2007 Hi guys, I thought I would lighten up the thread a bit and simply ask the question, do you chimp your shots or not (for new people, chimping is the term used for reviewing the image that you have just taken on the camera)? I know that I certainly do chimp more than is really needed. Well lets hear what everyone has to say... Andreas Do I look at my shots soon or right after I take them? Not usually although I do some times. I will take a minute at some point, while out shooting, to review the shots I've take. I have the auto review truned off. I find it annoying to have the LCD come on while I have the camera up to my eye and with it off the battery last longer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danielt Posted August 10, 2007 Share #3 Posted August 10, 2007 I review aprox 25% of the shots that I've take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchell Posted August 10, 2007 Share #4 Posted August 10, 2007 I keep the Auto Review off because I find it annoying, but I chimp often and hard. I think it might have a lot to do with subject matter. I take mostly abstract landscapes. I check the histogram and cropping. I take a lot of shots of the same subject. I "work" a subject. If I were taking street shots, I might chimp once for exposure and then "get in the flow" by not chimping. But, every time this subject comes up I think, I really should try not chimping. Best, Mitchell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted August 10, 2007 Share #5 Posted August 10, 2007 I chimp alot as I shoot alot of landscapes as well and the framing accuracy is not the greatest with a RF. Practice makes perfect and in time I suspect that I will chimp less as I will previsualize the scene while taking the vagaries of the framelines into account. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted August 10, 2007 Share #6 Posted August 10, 2007 BUT... let's keep things in perspective... I would not go APE about CHIMPING... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guy_mancuso Posted August 10, 2007 Share #7 Posted August 10, 2007 Advertisement (gone after registration) Guilty at chimping. LOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_mcdermott Posted August 10, 2007 Share #8 Posted August 10, 2007 Mostly I only chimp if I think I might be off on exposure because of some light condition and/or if I'm worried I didn't quite cover the scene properly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob O Posted August 10, 2007 Share #9 Posted August 10, 2007 I chimp some of the time with the 24 and 35 lux to be sure of framing and in highlight situations, but all of the time with the 75 lux for focus--at least until in focus. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M6J Posted August 10, 2007 Share #10 Posted August 10, 2007 Digital photography's top gifts are instant evaluation and histogram. So, if I didn't want to chimp I would just shoot film. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbarker13 Posted August 10, 2007 Share #11 Posted August 10, 2007 "Digital photography's top gifts are instant evaluation and histogram. So, if I didn't want to chimp I would just shoot film." That's pretty much how I feel about it. The ability to doublecheck exposure and framing is a wonderful tool. It's just hard for me to imagine ignoring that feature. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gesper Posted August 10, 2007 Share #12 Posted August 10, 2007 Not often, and usually to check framing. Part of the problem is I can't see the LCD without my glasses (I have a diopter magnifier on the viewfinder so I don't need glasses to focus). Most of the time the ambient light is too bright to see the LCD in any detail anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_tribble Posted August 10, 2007 Share #13 Posted August 10, 2007 Not often - and usually only to check histogram. It's not possible to tell much about images on camera LCDs in my experience... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted August 10, 2007 Share #14 Posted August 10, 2007 Same as Chris above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hdrmd Posted August 10, 2007 Share #15 Posted August 10, 2007 Chimping is a great advantage when using the 21 and the 135 lenses without external viewfinders. Mostly you need to check to see if you got everything you wanted in the frame. It is easy to crop out later. And, the histogram is priceless. DR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Flatline Posted August 10, 2007 Share #16 Posted August 10, 2007 All the time, it's my worst habit. But I figure it's an available feature, so I use that fact as a justification. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankg Posted August 10, 2007 Share #17 Posted August 10, 2007 It depends. I keep auto review off and unless there is some doubt about exposure or I suspect a framing issue on something I'm trying to crop tightly I usually review periodically in batches or later when I'm not shooting and have a minute, rather then after each shot or couple of shots. If I'm shooting with strobes I'll chimp until the exposure is right and then review everything at the end to see if we need to revisit something, but not while shooting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrc Posted August 10, 2007 Share #18 Posted August 10, 2007 I chimp constantly. I'll often chimp a single shot severals times, as I continue to think about it. However, I try not to make chimp noises. JC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted August 10, 2007 Share #19 Posted August 10, 2007 Just chimping after shootings to check if all's OK. Instant gratification i don't care personally but it's just me i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nryn Posted August 10, 2007 Share #20 Posted August 10, 2007 I know that I certainly do chimp more than is really needed. You know, I hear this a lot from photographers who have moved to digital from film and I wonder what in chimping there is to feel guilty about. Similarly, I find those who boast about not cropping or "post-processing" their digital files, as if the end result is that their photographs are held to a higher, more pure standard. I don't buy it--or to be more precise--I don't really care. Chimp. Don't chimp. What do we mean by "really needed" here? What chimping is necessary and what chimping isn't? What does it matter? Please understand I'm not trying to be a jerk here, I just want to know why those who feel chimping is cheating feel that way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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