Originally posted by jatrax I'm not sure I could do that, the screen on the camera is too small for my eyes to pick the good shot. Unless some are really, really bad.
The most blatant example I've experienced is when shooting outdoor portraits with the FA31. On the camera screen they didn't look very good, so I changed to another lens. When I looked at them later on the computer I regretted changing lenses because they were really good.
You may be able to judge what's
really bad on the camera's screen (and throw them out), but not what's really good. What looks like some of the greatest shots on the camera back turn out to be just average later, and visa-versa. But good for him if he's both perceptive enough and bold enough to choose them on camera. I'm sure he makes a few mistakes, but perhaps he's better off not letting that bother him. (after all, they say ignorance is ....., and the most popular camera brand may just be the most susceptible to it
)
I'd rather cull my photos in either FastPictureViewer in Windows or Capture One on OS X. Both programs (as well as Lightroom and some others, I believe) allow star ratings with a single keystroke with your left hand (just touch the 0 through 5 keys above the home row) while advancing forward or back through the photos with your right hand (using the arrow keys). FastPictureViewer also has single keystrokes to mark for batch deletion or move to another folder, amongst other functions.