How has your G3 changed your photo habits?

[BigD]

I'm from the old school. I can remember the days when one argued over "auto focus vs. manaul focus." Then the arguement was film vs. digtal. I was one that believed film could never be replaced by digtal with any real photo quality. Now I carry my G3 with me at all times. I really enjoy being able to see the shots secs. after they has been taken and the the ability to delete the one's that were not to my liking. It also a great exuse to carry a small camera bag that frees my pockets of the pda, sunglasses, car keys, or what ever seem to be wearing them down at the time.

[hypokondriak]

I find myself getting excited about things I otherwise wouldn't purely due to photo opportunities. :D

[TimNYC24]

Everyone, family and friends, know I like to take photos, but now it seems I have a G3 appendage on my right hand. Digital Rocks!@! In this world of instant gratification, why would anyone choose otherwise? :)

[dabber]

Were your fireworks photos taken with a G3? They are AWESOME. Some of the best I've seen.
Debbie

[G3Hawaii]

The big change in my habits is that I travel with a camera just about everywhere I go. You never know when a great shot will present itself. I also find myself taking pictures of things that I wouldn't have taken pictures of with film. I doesn't cost anything but time to make a mistake with digital and I'm getting better shots because I can feel free to try many settings until the shot looks right.

[AzzKicker]

I have a SLR, Canon EOS Rebel2000. I didnt understand much of the features on it, Now I have a CANON G3 and the features are almost identical, although the SLR film camera is more detailed in its features. But now that i have a little experience with my G3, I can use the Film SLR a little better. So I have 2 good CAMERA's. I do use DIGITAL way more though. But if theres family functions where I know they're going to want copies on FILM etc, I take Both.

[BigD]

If you're referring to the one's posted under Dana post, "Fireworks - a coupla keepers" then yes Maam. LOL

[dujie]

I find myself taking my camera everywhere I go. One never knows when a photo oppertunity may come about. The great thing about digital is that you can delete the pictures that do not turn out. I also find myself trying new things compared to film. Different settings and the like.

Dujie

[anomie]

With digital, you have the luxury of seeing what you just took and adjusting accordingly if needed. That is, of course, the beauty and convenience of having it instantly, unlike film. This, like others have mentioned before me, affords me the chance to take my camera everywhere and holding out for that next 'great shot'.

[Deckyon]

The G3 has made me sit back and really think about the best composition, exposure and all other settings. It has helped teach me a lot about photography. I used to be just a snapshot photog, taking pictures of anything and everything at random. I am now thinking about the best angle (composition, as I stated above.) While I am still taking as many pictures, I keep less. It has also saved me loads of money. I can experiment and it costs me nothing.

Thanks.

[new girl on the bloc]

it was serendipitous. i never thought that i'd own a digitial camera but ended up with one when i received a free coupon for toshiba merchandise due to my laptop having a class action lawsuit of some sort against it. so i purchased a 2.3 mg toshiba camera and fell instantly in love with digital.

i love how eco the camera is and do not at all miss the "old fashioned" photography. i always felt limited resource wise due to the expense. with my digital i experiment and like others have said, take photos of things that i would not have with my slr. and i think that i can do sooo much more with digital. it offers a world of possibilities...

i purchased a pentax slr a few years back and it now collects dust...

[ToddEly]

I now carry mine everywhere I go. Whenever I see womthing that makes me say 'I wish I had my camera' it is with me. Going digital has been awsome. I used to have undeveloped film stacked in the fridge. And when I finally got my pics back, I would look at them and try to remember how I took the picture. Now I get the results instantly.

- Mike

[CDubeau]

I am taking a correspondence course to learn the basics of photography. When I started the course I was using a fully manual SLR. I enjoyed learning the basics with the camera but when trying something new and using film sparingly I could easily go through 24 exposures in an hour.

I was then finding getting the processing done both expensive and frustrating. They try to correct the picture to get the best possible picture out even if that is not the affect you wanted. Short of doing my own darkroom work there was no easy way of getting around this.

I now take many more pictures. When trying new things I can get some immediate feed back and have some idea if I am close to the desired effect. The camera also records all the setting in the camera; quite nice when reviewing the pictures to see which were best. Much easier then trying to match up jotted down notes with negatives a week after the fact.

I can go out for an afternoon and shoot 50 some odd raw pictures and then bring them home and work with them. I find many times the pictures I like best are the ones I took just because it was digital and wouldn’t be a waste of film. I also enjoy the digital darkroom process; many snapshots can be made into a really nice picture.

Carl

PS Here is an unexpected one that I think has potential

http://members.shaw.ca/cdubeau/flying%20bird.jpg

[Biko]

I never liked walking preferring to cycle, moved to a hilly area so cycling became impossible.

Since going digital I now go out for a walk to take pics and love it, seeing places through the eye of a camera.

Pic is in sunny Yorkshire UK at Top Withens Bronte country, its a complete 360 hence the distortion upper and lower of pic


http://www.boomspeed.com/biko/top_withens.jpg

[ToddEly]

Carl,

Where do you take the class from?

- Todd

[CDubeau]

ToddEly wrote:

Where do you take the class from?



Hi Todd,

I take the course through the New York Institute of Photography.


www.nyip.com (http://www.nyip.com)

I am still in the early stages of the course but I have found it quite good. I think they even have a course specifically for digital phtotography now.

Carl

[ToddEly]

CDubeau wrote:
I take the course through the New York Institute of Photography.
Carl

Thanks for the info. I just went to their web site and requested some more info. I have always wanted to learn more about photography but never had that much time to go to classes. Something always seemed to interfere (like work).

- Todd

[Deckyon]

CDubeau wrote:
I take the course through the New York Institute of Photography.


www.nyip.com (http://www.nyip.com)

I am still in the early stages of the course but I have found it quite good. I think they even have a course specifically for digital phtotography now.


How much did it cost you?

[CDubeau]

Hi Brad,

I just checked and I paid $628 for the course ( actually a little less since my wife is in the armed forces).

The first info from them is more but over time then send special discounts to get you to sign up. The minimum price though was at $628 since I recieved that one a few times before I signed up. I also paid in advance.

The funny thing is I thought the course was worth it at full price but as I waited for my farther to send me the camera I wanted to use and getting it refurbished they kept sending me offers at lower prices!

Let me know if you want more info on the course before imbarking on it.

Carl

[Autumn]

new girl on the bloc wrote:
it was serendipitous. i never thought that i'd own a digitial camera but ended up with one when i received a free coupon for toshiba merchandise due to my laptop having a class action lawsuit of some sort against it. so i purchased a 2.3 mg toshiba camera and fell instantly in love with digital.

i love how eco the camera is and do not at all miss the "old fashioned" photography. i always felt limited resource wise due to the expense. with my digital i experiment and like others have said, take photos of things that i would not have with my slr. and i think that i can do sooo much more with digital. it offers a world of possibilities...

i purchased a pentax slr a few years back and it now collects dust...

[Autumn]

I traded my slr and and 2 lenses for a teleconverter and connection ring (can't think of the correct terminology).

I had only had it about 2 yrs but hardly ever used it for the same reasons as you. Just love my G3. I previously had an Olympus 2 meg which produced excellent pics.

Autumn


new girl on the bloc wrote:
it was serendipitous. i never thought that i'd own a digitial camera but ended up with one when i received a free coupon for toshiba merchandise due to my laptop having a class action lawsuit of some sort against it. so i purchased a 2.3 mg toshiba camera and fell instantly in love with digital.

i love how eco the camera is and do not at all miss the "old fashioned" photography. i always felt limited resource wise due to the expense. with my digital i experiment and like others have said, take photos of things that i would not have with my slr. and i think that i can do sooo much more with digital. it offers a world of possibilities...

i purchased a pentax slr a few years back and it now collects dust...