Jan 25, 2011, 20:22
Well, yes and no. My D700 doesn't get out for fun much these days, but I use it (typically with the 85pc-e micro and 105VR micro) for product photography several times a month, and it's always my go-to camera when good results are vital. But partly because of its usefulness as an absolutely dependable workhorse, I haven't regularly used it as a walking-around camera since I got the GH1 almost a year ago. It's simply too valuable to risk for an enjoyable afternoon that won't ever amount to anything, in addition to being bigger than I need to get the results that are good enough for most uses I'll have.
(My new 'blad, incidentally, is a solution to the same problem. If I can use film and get my GX680 to the subject, then it's the camera that I'll want to use, but it's far too big and valuable to carry if I'm just fooling around. If a 1987-vintage 500c/m takes a tumble, it's no great loss to me or the world. If I prang my Fujifilm, then it's one less of a very special and capable camera. I'm not paralyzed by risk, but I want it to be sensible.)
Almost all of my 'fun' personal photography has been done on film for the past half-year. (Much of my product photography is both fun and personal, but I hate to use the word 'art'.) But I'm increasingly working with projects in mind, and choosing one specific type of tool for each. Winter is a good time for monochrome film, but I can see going back to digital and colour in the spring.
(My new 'blad, incidentally, is a solution to the same problem. If I can use film and get my GX680 to the subject, then it's the camera that I'll want to use, but it's far too big and valuable to carry if I'm just fooling around. If a 1987-vintage 500c/m takes a tumble, it's no great loss to me or the world. If I prang my Fujifilm, then it's one less of a very special and capable camera. I'm not paralyzed by risk, but I want it to be sensible.)
Almost all of my 'fun' personal photography has been done on film for the past half-year. (Much of my product photography is both fun and personal, but I hate to use the word 'art'.) But I'm increasingly working with projects in mind, and choosing one specific type of tool for each. Winter is a good time for monochrome film, but I can see going back to digital and colour in the spring.
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