really enjoyed your reflections here, Godfrey! Thanks. Christine
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From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[email protected]>
To: "PDML List" <[email protected]>; "SeePhoto Talk" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 5:06 PM
Subject: WOWs
Macworld Expo is going on and I hear a lot of WOW this and that on the
news and on line. I was in SF yesterday. Did a bit of gallery visiting.
Visited the Macworld exhibition too.
Saw tons of people wandering around with massive DSLRs and big lenses
hung from their necks, as well as big bag or backpack stuffed full of
photo gear. I didn't see many pictures being taken, and I have to say
that I wonder what the point of carrying 20 pounds of expensive camera
gear around a show floor for several hours might be unless you're using
it to make photographs. WOW.
It happened that I saw someone I'd met at a photo talk as I was leaving
the show. He had a Canon 5D, four big lenses, bag o gear, etc. I asked
him what kind of photos he was working on. "Haven't taken any pictures
today. My back hurts, I'm going home," was his response. WOW.
I played with the Nikon D700 and D300 again at the Nikon booth. Nice ...
solid, professional quality cameras. Good lenses. I didn't bother to pick
up the D3x or D3, I know they're great pieces of equipment. WOW.
My meander through the show was as it usually goes nowadays. I wander the
edges of the exhibition space looking at the small booths and talking to
people. The usual suspects were there, I picked up a couple of pieces of
literature, talked to a few old friends and colleagues. It was a good
show.
I had my modest shoulder bag, the G1 fitted with Olympus 25mm lens, some
stuff for the galleries (a folio or two), and my usual complement of
carryabout junk in the form of cell phone, ipod, notebook, voice
recorder, pens, etc. About two-three pounds of stuff, total, and nothing
in my pockets. People seeing me snap a photo with the G1 came running
over to ask questions about it. The guy with the Canon nearly cried when
I handed it to him ... the whole camera and lens weighs less than a third
of one of his lenses. I only took a couple of photos there ... most of
what I shot was on the BART train going to and from the city. Got a
couple I like ... so far.
Later in the evening, I attended a bon voyage party for a couple of
friends heading out on a year's sabbatical. I had the same camera with me
and made a few family and friends snapshots. It's small, unobtrusive,
unthreatening appearance makes it a snatch to engage with people ... the
equipment disappears in my hands, just like my old Leica M did.
Now *that* was the best WOW of the day. :-)
Godfrey
Equipment often gets in the way of photography.
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