I Chimp!

[jgjulio]

There I said it. I chimp. I am a chimper. I am proud of being a chimper. I learn a lot from chimping. I am humble enough to know that I need to keep looking at what I just shot to see if I screwed up. And you know what? I frequently find that I did screw up and I learned from my mistakes.

CHIMPERS CONFESS WHO YOU ARE!

[HarleyQuinn]

9 times out of 10, I couldn't shoot without chimping. :)

[gjl711]

Ok, so on a recent vacation, I chimped. In fact, I shared many shots with my wife and daughter who were the subject of the shot. They chimped as well and more than once we were three chimps on the beach oh-ohing and ah-ahing away. Bit I never chimp alone. That would be perverted and wrong.

[Tee Why]

There is nothing wrong with chimping. I'm surprised to see anyone confessing to chimping now days.

[jgjulio]

I don't know but I keep reading threads on this and other forums that sort of put "chimping" in a bad light. It's kind of ... "If you chimp you are a _______".... "Tut, tut".

Come on! Join the "We Chimp!" club.

[StaticThought]

Aye, every single damn shot I have to take a peek. If I dont I some how feel disappointed :cry:

:lol:

[Citizensmith]

I need to chimp more. Then I'd notice I left the camera on ISO frickin' 3200 from the night before and everything is over exposed. I guess the flashing 4000 for shutter speed could be a clue, but am I really supposed to pay attention to that?

[StaticThought]

I need to chimp more. Then I'd notice I left the camera on ISO frickin' 3200 from the night before and everything is over exposed. I guess the flashing 4000 for shutter speed could be a clue, but am I really supposed to pay attention to that?

hahahaha :eek: :lol: :p

[jgjulio]

Ok, so on a recent vacation, I chimped. In fact, I shared many shots with my wife and daughter who were the subject of the shot. They chimped as well and more than once we were three chimps on the beach oh-ohing and ah-ahing away. Bit I never chimp alone. That would be perverted and wrong.

I here tell that if you Chimp alone you go blind!

[SuzyView]

I chimp, but only after taking around 5-10 shots. My LCD is really bright, so I have to take that under consideration when I adjust. No shame, just don't do it when people are looking. :)

[jgjulio]

See!.... I think you should do it in public.

[Familiaphoto]

I definitely Chimp when taking test shots for exposure tests when setting up. Couldn't get ready without it. Below is my favorite video on chimping from sportsshooter.com.

http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html

[DAMphyne]

I never Chimp !!!

[Time Thief]

I need to chimp more. Then I'd notice I left the camera on ISO frickin' 3200 from the night before and everything is over exposed. I guess the flashing 4000 for shutter speed could be a clue, but am I really supposed to pay attention to that?
Well, yea!!! :rolleyes:

I have to admit that some times I chimp. Sports shooting, forget it, I don't have time, pushing the button too often to stop and look. I generally find more stuff I don't like after I get home than from chimping though.

[KevC]

Generally I just chimp for histogram. Then once I'm relatively close to correct exposure, I just keep nailing that shutter release.

After I'm done that "portion" of the shoot I sit down and chimp through the photos.... I couldn't imagine chimping EVERY shot.

[the_incubus]

chimp no i dont chimp!

Its more of a king kong type thing, when i look at my picks right after i beat my chest and go aaaaaahhhhahhhhh. :). Its called gorillaing. ;) I gorilla.

[jgjulio]

Generally I just chimp for histogram. Then once I'm relatively close to correct exposure, I just keep nailing that shutter release.

After I'm done that "portion" of the shoot I sit down and chimp through the photos.... I couldn't imagine chimping EVERY shot.

I think if you Chimp one shot you are a chimper.
Be free... Be a Chimper!

[wannasmaxx]

I chimp... so what...

[Pete]

There's a difference between chimping to

a) check the composition/exposure/blur and deleting anything that's obviously duff
b) show shots off to your friends and giggling like a girl at all the goofy people mooning on the team bus

[SuzyView]

That's why I bought the P-2000, it's guilt free chimping. :)

[deltroid]

What's chimping?? I'm not familiar with this expression...

But I probably do it... :)

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

I most definitly chimp!

Especially if I'm shooting manual focus, as I've been doing recently with the 300 F4 mounted on a 2X and 1.4X. Plus I should be wearing corrective lens, so what I see is not always what I get :-(.

Like most sports shooters, I will setup and check, then look after a series of shots.

Nature, panaramic or people shots get checked along with histogram: Thats what it is there for!

Unlike chimping or gorilla noises, I think I make more of a Tarzan noise when I get the good shot right!! YYYYAAAAAAHHHHHHH :-)

Deltroid: Chimping is looking at the photo(s) just taken in the LCD and making funny noises like "oo" and "ah" or combined "oo ah". Monkey sounds. :-)

[deltroid]

Deltroid: Chimping is looking at the photo(s) just taken in the LCD and making funny noises like "oo" and "ah" or combined "oo ah". Monkey sounds. :-)

Thanks JAZZ D.P.G.! I'm not sure if I chimp or not...I guess I never paid attention to this, but I'm sure I make funny faces... :)

[SuzyView]

At my son's reception in UT, a nice older lady asked me to take a picture of her and her friends. It was a small camera, I shot it and I chimped! At last, an old film camera. :( Yes, I was embarrassed and felt really stupid.

[Citizensmith]

There's a difference between chimping to

a) check the composition/exposure/blur and deleting anything that's obviously duff
b) show shots off to your friends and giggling like a girl at all the goofy people mooning on the team bus

At least most people here would be sensible enough to only use the second choice. I mean, "composition", thats for pros and stuff.

[dancad]

Deltroid: Chimping is looking at the photo(s) just taken in the LCD and making funny noises like "oo" and "ah" or combined "oo ah". Monkey sounds. :-)

I do look at my LCD, but I don't do the "ooh aah" noises...so I guess I'm not REALLY chimping ;-)

[buto]

I'm a proud chimper :-D

[BillsBayou]

I am a recovering chimp.

I became a chimp with the purchase of my G3. I'm not trying to make excuses, but the only way to shoot properly with the camera is to hold it out at arm's length, hope you get a focus lock, and inspect your results. After all, the display pops up with your results right where you were looking when you took the picture.

I continued chimping after purchasing my 5D. Everthing I knew about metering through the lens, I learned with my AE-1, and forgot with my G3. I am making progress with my chimping. What I have learned here at POTN has rekindled the old film-hearted photographer within me I thought long dead. With the confidence instilled in my spirit from what I've read here, I'm shooting manual again. I watch the meter, set my aperture and shutter speed, and I fire. I do not have to chimp. I just saw the shot through the lens. I know what I caught ("it's all on film" the little voice in my head tells me).

I am no longer a chimp photographer. I am a guerilla photographer. I aim. I shoot. I got it. I move on.

POTN has helped me with my chimping problem. And where there's help, there is hope.

[jgjulio]

No no no.... the idea is to give in to the urge.... you know you want to....

[Tandem]

Chimpers run the risk of premature discharge! :shock:

Those LCDs use up your batteries, don't you know?

[Big WIll]

So who has chimped on a film camera and then said , DAMN its FILM! lol

Also try and turn your Auto Preview off, its so weird not being able to automatically chimp!

I must admit ill chimp if the conditions are for ever changing, like out at a race track with clouds and light changing, however not every shot!
Also check the histogram, although my screen is so small i generally don't have histogram visible!

[ironchef31]

Gota get me one of those new Apple iChimp

[3Turner]

At my son's reception in UT, a nice older lady asked me to take a picture of her and her friends. It was a small camera, I shot it and I chimped! At last, an old film camera. :( Yes, I was embarrassed and felt really stupid.
Yep, I did that also. My aunt has a Canon film camera and asked me to shoot a protrait for her and I tried to chimp it after the shot.

Chimpers run the risk of premature discharge! Yes, I know. I had a problem with premature discharge while I would chimp....to the point to where I did it so much that I had to chimp on someone elses camera until I prematurely discharged that camera also.:rolleyes:

As a matter of fact, my review button is the most worn button on my 300D.:lol:

[JAZZ D.P.G.]

Chimpers run the risk of premature discharge! :shock:

Those LCDs use up your batteries, don't you know?

Stirlingtek makes spare batteries at a very reasonable price.

Chimp and check the histograph to your hearts delight:D

[-spam-]

So who has chimped on a film camera and then said , DAMN its FILM! lol

I have done that oh so many times :oops:

Lukily i dont try with the TLR. Dont know where i would look :rolleyes:

[jgjulio]

Premature discharge? Premature for who? As said all you need is a second battery.

[Tandem]

I hate missing a shot for any reason - discharged batteries, card full, changing cameras (or lenses) and yes, chimping.

I have two batteries in the grip (5D), turned off auto-preview, and I've still run out of juice. The first sign is usually a button press without a shutter sound. Then I have to quick grab the other camera or franticly scramble to put in a new battery or two.