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drisley
13th of March 2005 (Sun), 21:56
Ok, here I am shooting a bball game this weekend.
There was media o' plenty, and lots of amatuer photographers as well.
I was glad to see I wasnt the only one doing lots of chimping.
But I guess I now see what separates the amatuers and the pros.
The pros "chimp" a completely different gadget than the amateurs (no, I don't mean their 1 series cameras) ;)

http://images2.fotop.net/albums/sharpnsmart/bbnationals2005/IMG_5965.jpg
ChristopherMartin
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 00:58
drisley what does Chimp mean? I don't know that phrase.
timmyquest
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 05:07
Hehe...

"Nice photo"

"I'm running out of time"
Bruce Hamilton
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 07:33
...what does Chimp mean? I don't know that phrase.

http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html
Dandaman_24
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 07:46
the link isnt working for me !
ayotnoms
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 09:13
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html

Thanks for the link.
I have to own up to doing a fair amount of chimping. I wonder though: If you're checking the histogram, is that technically chimping? LOL
Bruce Hamilton
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 09:32
If you're checking the histogram, is that technically chimping? LOL

No, but you'll have a hard time convincing someone who caught you chimping that you were really checking the histogram, especially if he heard you making the chimping sounds.
CyberDyneSystems
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 09:59
His hoods on backwards :lol:
jgbeam
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:11
That's why I dont wear one of those gadgets. Always chimping it and having absolutely no control over it. :lol:

Jim
Red
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 10:49
LOL When the action stops, amateurs checks their shots and a pro checks his watch!
am_pitbull_terrier
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 13:39
Great link. Those clips were F-U-N-N-Y
Thanks for the laugh... I'd have to say I never "chimp" :rolleyes: .... OOH OOOH OOOH I have another great photo to post..;)
neil_r
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 13:51
Was he getting much joy with the pop up flash?

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ChristopherMartin
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:00
LOL that's chimping, thanks for the lesson Bruce.

I can honestly say I don't chimp, but I do have others chimp on me. Everyone always wants to see their picture. (one thing I hate about digital cameras is the crowding or group chimping).
drisley
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:03
I must admit, I chimp big time, especially in a situation with questionable lighting (as in the arena above).
hank1105
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:21
That was a movie in the link. I had never heard of that term, but I can honestly say, I occassionally chimp ;)
Eric DeCastro
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:34
that is funny, I have a friend (great photographer does it so much it's irritating) I can say i'm only checking my histogram because the picture comes up so small that I can only see the histogram. another reason I don't do it is because my CF cards are so slow that i can't review them. lol

but i know i have done it on occasion. lol.
Bluelens
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 14:53
I am a faux-polaroid chimper. Yup. I chimp my shots instead of using a polaroid. Oh yeah, the noises - "ooh, got it", "ooo, I like that one", etc.? Yup I make them too. I'm not ashamed of it.
ChristopherMartin
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 15:25
Maybe Canon should come out with the Canon Chimp Screen? It could be a LCD screen the size of a palm pilot that you simply connect to your camera. Could be useful to extreme chimpers to see what they are looking at.
tupe
14th of March 2005 (Mon), 17:03
http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_feature/chimping/index.html

Great stuff, Bruce! Thanks!