Learned a New Word Tonight

[Mark_48]

I had seen the word "chimping" thrown around in this forum frequently and really didn't know what it meant and felt a bit embarrassed to ask. Finally did a Google search on it and found its definition:

http://www.equinephotographers.net/florida/chimp.htm

Whew, I feel so much better now !!!

Mark.....

[tim]

Haha :)

[Vetteography]

That is freakin' hilarious and I have to admit that I am guilty of doing exactly what is described on that page.

I am so ashamed. :o

On a divergent note, I couldn't help but drool over all the lenses on that page, is that a bad thing? :confused:

[Tom W]

I only glance at the histogram. Honest.... ;)

[NoLight]

Hi my name is Charlie and I'm a chimpper!!!!


We all do it!!! lol

[am_pitbull_terrier]

Hi my name is Charlie and I'm a chimpper!!!!



*GROUP VOICES* "Hi Charlie!":lol:

[intechpcx]

There's a whole video article about chimping in this thread:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=53898&highlight=chimp

[Michaelmjc]

haha thats funny, I used to do it with my old camera. now I got the XT I havent looked at al, only when I put them on the computer.

[tim]

You have to check your histogram at least sometimes, occasional quick chimping is necessary IMHO.

[Medic1]

Ha! Everyone is guilty...c'mon admit it! Even if your chimping for Histogram sake only....lol

[tim]

If you don't use the histogram you might as well have a film camera.

[CyberDyneSystems]

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2hdzu/pics/chimp.gif

[markubig]

Snoop Dogg's new song . . . "Chimpin' Ain't Easy"

[Jopox]

I only glance at the histogram. Honest.... ;)

Same here...:)

Joe

[Cadwell]

This is where I think Canon lags sadly behind the competition. My mobile phone has a camera on it and it has programmable "shutter noises". At the moment, mine is set to "chimp". It goes "Ooh-ooh-Aahh-ahhh" whenever I take a shot.

How come I can't do that with my ultra expensive digital SLR? How come I'm stuck with a boring "click"? No wonder I am forced to make my own "Ooh-ooh-Aahh-ahhh" noises when reviewing the histogram :p :p

*edit: That'd be excellent actually, think about a big sporting event with all the pros lined up with their cameras... Wimbledon perhaps, match point, the leader serves and as he strikes the ball the photographers all press the shutter release to the sound of a full zoo's worth of animals - dogs barking, ducks quacking, cows mooing, sheep going "baaaaa"... :) I reckon it could catch on! :cool:

[ron chappel]

Hey fellas,wait till you have to use a film camera again sometime.
Then you'll be emarassed about chimping,LOL:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[mdr]

Got my EOS 3 out last weekend. Took a shot, sat back, looked at the LCD screen... What LCD screen? Really felt like a chimp ;) .

[mgash]

nice thing about being a nature photographer, I can chimp with no one around to see me!

[Belmondo]

I am a shameless 'Chimper.' I believe the histogram is a tool, and it's meant to be used.
However, I also try to refrain from making the typical "Eek Eek" sound effects or eating bananas while shooting pictures..

[sixshot]

If I had a digital camera I'd Chimp. Wait til next month and I'll be there with the best of them, or is that all of them, chimping away!!

[RichardtheSane]

*hands up*
I chimp and I love it :) :)

[Tomsk]

*GROUP VOICES* "Hi Charlie!":lol:

Don't you mean "ooo... ooo..." :D

[JSolie]

I chimp, I'm not afraid to admit it. I'll zoom in on occasion to verify focus, or to check histogram. Occasionally, I'll show the picture to someone else, especially if it's of their kid. I don't think that I grunt, though... I'll have to check... :)

There's one person I know (who shoots with a Noink) who could have the name "Cheetah" tattooed on him... :D I think he does this because he can't with his F5...:rolleyes: Perhaps the next time I see him, I'll accost him with John Lithgow's line from Buckaroo Banzai: "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!"

-- John