If prime lenses can in fact spur creativity...

denoir,

I enjoyed your site immensely...

Well done!!!

I, too, took a Safari in 2008 with my son.... to SW Africa [Namibia].

It forever has changed my life as an individual and an artist!!!

Dragos Jianu wrote in post #11533318
This thread is a pretty bad excuse for a pi**sing contest between prime snobs and zoom snobs, while in reality it's just a matter of preference. No one pay's 2 grand to be limited and "unleash" the 3rd eye, so lets get over the hypocrisy.

I think you may have missed the original point of the thread... it's got very little to do with zoom versus primes... some may have tried to drag this down to (or have misunderstood this as) a kit discussion, but this is about creativity and how different photographic approaches may help or hinder the creative process - personally my conclusion is that the best approach will depend on how inherently creative one is to begin with. I've learnt a lot from the less kit-centric posts on this thread - far more than from the usual barren discussion around kit alone.

Primes, zooms, fast, slow. It doesn't really matter. Canon sucks anyway.

*scurries away fast*

denoir wrote in post #11533147
Thanks Joe. Well, yes and no. Ever since I switched to using manual focus glass I've become much more economical with the number of shots I take. I would average say 4-5 shots per hour during a typical photo walk. Now with the M9 this has increased somewhat as I'm on occasion forced to take multiple shots before I get the framing the way I want it. Still, my primary principle is to think a bit before shooting and minimize the number of pictures I have to sift through later.

For sure I am working towards the goal of obtaining fully qualified images in the field and reducing the amount of images to edit through. It takes time and in some cases where expression or human characteristics are involved in takes timing and readiness.

jetcode wrote in post #11559470
For sure I am working towards the goal of obtaining fully qualified images in the field and reducing the amount of images to edit through. It takes time and in some cases where expression or human characteristics are involved in takes timing and readiness.

I couldn't agree more, I am constantly working on taking less of the same photos, and more of different photos. The editing process can be straining when sifting through several of the same images.

Great shots Luca. Always love seeing your Zeiss's combined with your skill at work.