Are Rangefinders Still the Best Tool for Steet Photography? - The Nikon D5000

[amateriat]

People always give more of a reaction to being shot with a dslr then a rangefinder. Shooting at odd angles and looking at the viewscreen will you will draw attention to shooting. Not that is always a bad thing. Also I can carry 24 35 50 and a 75 lux easily with a leica kit not so much with a canon or nikon kit. So no the d 5000 or anything else for me does not cut it. Buy the way I am a working pro and not a dentist or doctor I got my stuff by sacrificing in other areas.

I can confirm this from "shooting street" with my Olympus C-8080, which isn't exactly imposing in size, and also has a swivel-screen arrangement. It's simply easier to forget the screen and just wing it, rather than draw considerably more attention via glancing downward at a li' ol' screen.

Which brings me to the crux of all this: I have to be comfortable enough with a given camera to think beyond–and without–a viewfinder (even though I'm adamant about the type of VF I look through when I do). This takes a fair amount o time working with a particular camera and set of lenses. And one thing cameras I deeply grok don't have is a menu/submenu system. My film-burning Minoltas had them, and while I got used to the setup (got to know it inside-out, in fact), I never really liked it. When I spent time with an early Canon EOS-1D, I quickly came to the conclusion that (1) this was definitely the future of SLRs, and (2) I wanted to avoid the things for as long as humanly possible.

The upshot to all this is that, obviously, you go with what works best for you. I know more than a few people who've used a similar setup (colleague Dave Beckerman has done quite a bit with the second-tier (now third?) Canon dSLRs and one of Sigma's fast wides for some time now (currently using a D40 last time I checked in with him). Decent setup, but not for me. Wouldn't mind an M9 if one magically fell into my lap, but for now, I'm more than happy to load my "full-frame" Hexies and have at it.


- Barrett

 

[Sparrow]

We were talking about black and white emulation, of which the old bloke was an example of the 100'er so frames I shot. (Do note that was the 46th frame based on the jpg name the camera gives it...) I didn't say it was "street". However, this is a good tool for it, along with candids... Better than a traditional RF? Dunno... I'm just askin. Is this something to get bent all out of shape over? Are you okay? Bad day or something? Miss your meds? Hung over? Take it easy, ya hear? Don't let your blood pressure go up over what somebody posts on a thread... And why are you so obsessed with me anyway? - and by the way, I was "being kind" in my "nice work" comment. I didn't want to further upset you, as you appear too thin skinned for any real criticism.

I checked, and yep ... took all my pills ... how about you? ... the caps on the bottles go anticlockwise if that helps 🙂

 

[NickTrop]

Both Krzya and Sparrow are hereby banned from reading any more of my thread or posts. Obviously, questioning whether a DSLR may be a better tool for street or candid photography than a traditional rangefinder with film, is far too sensitive and emotional an issue for them to handle.

You're both hereby banned from reading my threads and posts. Do you hear me? Banned! It's for your own good. You'll each have to satiate your obsession with me in some other manner.

 

[Sparrow]

Thanks Nick

 

[Sparrow]

Blind leading ......

 

[Ruby]

I guess backalley's pep talk fell on deaf ears.

This is (was) a philosophical discussion, not a pissing contest to see who is the better street photographer.

 

[NickTrop]

And in addition to being banned from reading my threads and posts - Sparrow, which have proven to be too provocative for you to handle? When I do get around to posting some "street" photos, beings I've had this camera about a week, you're also banned from looking at them. So you're banned from reading my thread, posts, and viewing any pictures I post. We clear? It's for your own good.