Doug Kerr
Well-known member
"Point and shoot" vs. "aim and fire"
Hi, John,
I shoot every frame in point and shoot fashion. I find out that if I don't point, I usually don't get a usable composition, and If I don't shoot, I don't get anything.
I'm just pulling your leg, but more seriously, I find the notion of a point and shoot camera, modality, and so forth rather lacking in meaning.
For example, if I have set an EOS 1Ds Mark II to Av mode and the aperture to f/8.0, and am walking around with it in that state, and I suddenly spot Elvis Presley looking out the window of a warehouse, point the camera at him, and fire (without giving any topical attention to camera settings), is that a "point and shoot operation"?
Now I do the same with a Powershot A620. Is that a "point and shoot" operation?
Later on, I see Elvis again. This time, I take a little while to contemplate the camera settings. "Let's see - Av metering, F/8.0 - yes that should be good for this situation". Fortunately, Elvis lingers while I do that. I aim and fire.
Thank God! Not "point and shoot" this time - I can hold my head up high when I post the frame on OPF.
And don't get me started on how AF fits into this notion!
Best regards,
Doug
Hi, John,
One has to wonder whether anyone in Canon's firmware department has ever taken a photograph other than in P&S style, or has ever read a user letter or photography forum.
I shoot every frame in point and shoot fashion. I find out that if I don't point, I usually don't get a usable composition, and If I don't shoot, I don't get anything.
I'm just pulling your leg, but more seriously, I find the notion of a point and shoot camera, modality, and so forth rather lacking in meaning.
For example, if I have set an EOS 1Ds Mark II to Av mode and the aperture to f/8.0, and am walking around with it in that state, and I suddenly spot Elvis Presley looking out the window of a warehouse, point the camera at him, and fire (without giving any topical attention to camera settings), is that a "point and shoot operation"?
Now I do the same with a Powershot A620. Is that a "point and shoot" operation?
Later on, I see Elvis again. This time, I take a little while to contemplate the camera settings. "Let's see - Av metering, F/8.0 - yes that should be good for this situation". Fortunately, Elvis lingers while I do that. I aim and fire.
Thank God! Not "point and shoot" this time - I can hold my head up high when I post the frame on OPF.
And don't get me started on how AF fits into this notion!
Best regards,
Doug