Digital BW, The Print

For most digital snaps, I use a electronic viewfinder that gives me the preview. Using a normal viewfinder is "old hat". With the "old hat" DSLR, I still manage to get some good exposures. My film still comes out good unless I send it out.

You do have to learn to switch modes with digital. I operate in get what you can mode and forget to go to take your time mode all too often.

gar

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On 10/20/2008 at 8:21 PM Steve Kale wrote:

>Your exposure SHOULD look "wrong" at first blush with digital.  You  
>should expose to the right and be pulling the histogramme to the left  
>in your RAW converter.
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>On 20 Oct 2008, at 20:10, Richard Smallfield wrote:
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>> Hi,
>> back in the days of film I used to get the exposure right first  
>> time, nine
>> times out of ten (often using a grey card).
>>
>> Now, with digital, I must confess to having become rather sloppy. I  
>> always end
>> up with the right exposure, but often after a test shot or two.
>>
>> Digital has resulted in my thinking less before shooting, because  
>> it's so easy
>> to reshoot.
>>
>> This is a bad habit, because you have to get it right first time on  
>> some
>> occasions - so getting out of the habit of thinking first is very
>> undesireable.
>>
>> Are others finding the same thing?
>>
>> I'm working on regaining my former discipline of thinking more first.
>>
>> I think of Magnum-type photographers who must be very disciplined in  
>> this
>> regard because they really only get one chance.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>> www.richardsmallfield.com