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**dipo 1** · 06-20-2019, 01:15 PM

Thank you all for the wonderful advice, one thing is what is CHIMP. I'm not real astute with the K5 but am learning. thanks again

jack002 · 06-20-2019, 01:43 PM - **1 Like**

LOL, I wondered if everyone knew what that was.
Chimping is when you make a shot and immediately go to the play button to see what you shot. Some people find that to be..... unprofessional (?)
Don't be in the habit if you intend to impress others around you

**beachgardener** · 06-20-2019, 02:08 PM - **2 Likes**

Chimping - Wikipedia

ooh. ooh, ooh

**rogerstg** · 06-21-2019, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by jack002

Don't be in the habit if you intend to impress others around you

Thankfully, I'm not burdened by a desire to impress because I chimp often.

Before chimping (film) one had to take notes of at least aperture, shutter speed and lens to critically analyze shots taken.

jack002 · 06-21-2019, 06:27 AM

Originally posted by rogerstg

Thankfully, I'm not burdened by a desire to impress because I chimp often.

Before chimping (film) one had to take notes of at least aperture, shutter speed and lens to critically analyze shots taken.

I used to do that. Made notes of the exposure and wrote it on the back when I got them developed

**goatsNdonkey** · 06-21-2019, 08:40 AM - **3 Likes**

My usual backlight technique is to do it wrong and then complain. Is that okay?

**dipo 1** · 06-24-2019, 01:10 PM - **2 Likes**

I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy.

jack002 · 06-25-2019, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by dipo 1

I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy.

That's nothing. I've been a member here for years and still can't get all the acronyms used here. hang on, it gets worse.

**tonyzoc** · 06-25-2019, 06:02 PM - **1 Like**

Also worth noting...it's a digital camera...take a shot, adjust, take another, adjust...you could literally set an aperture in manual with a fixed ASA and start turning down the shutter speed 1 or 1/2 stop at a time....not something you would do with film but with digital all you're using up is time.

swanlefitte · 07-02-2019, 07:03 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by dipo 1

I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy.

Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb.
They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread.
But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now.
Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs | JSTOR Daily

**dipo 1** · 07-02-2019, 01:19 PM

Great article!

Unregistered User · 07-04-2019, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by rogerstg

My trusty canon AE-1 had a backlight button that did exactly that. It's my starting point too with digital.

funny, I used one of those exclusively between 1979 and 1997, and never knew there was a "backlight" button. The Pentax cameras I've got now must be like my brain - I'm only using ten percent of the functionality available.

**mikesbike** · 07-04-2019, 01:11 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb.
They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread.
But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now.
Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs | JSTOR Daily

Are you "critique-ing" that previous statement?

photoptimist · 07-04-2019, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by swanlefitte

Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb.
They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread.
But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now.
Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs | JSTOR Daily

That deserves a "like" (nouned a verb)!

**Lowell Goudge** · 07-04-2019, 05:28 PM

Originally posted by dipo 1

Dipo 1 here again, in the old days with my Spotmaticl SLR if I wanted to take a picture that was backlit I would turn 180 from the scene, take a reading, then turn back and take the picture. Now I have a Pentax K5 I don't have a clue how to take a backlit picture, anyone out there who can tell me how.

Put the camera in manual mode, Turn 180 degrees and press the green button, that sets the exposure.

The turn and shoot.

Or conversely, use the AE lock when turned 180 degrees in what ever mode you are shooting in, and then turn back and shoot

Either method will work.

What I used to do is set the exposure on a grey path, or a tree trunk, basically you are using the road or tree trunk as a 18% grey card, and then making an incident light metering measurement

06-20-2019, 01:15 PM	#16
dipo 1 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 374 Original Poster	backlighting Thank you all for the wonderful advice, one thing is what is CHIMP. I'm not real astute with the K5 but am learning. thanks again

06-24-2019, 01:10 PM - 2 Likes	#22
dipo 1 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 374 Original Poster	backlighting I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy.

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jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727	LOL, I wondered if everyone knew what that was. Chimping is when you make a shot and immediately go to the play button to see what you shot. Some people find that to be..... unprofessional (?) Don't be in the habit if you intend to impress others around you

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06-21-2019, 05:27 AM	#19
rogerstg Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 1,168	Originally posted by jack002 Don't be in the habit if you intend to impress others around you Thankfully, I'm not burdened by a desire to impress because I chimp often. Before chimping (film) one had to take notes of at least aperture, shutter speed and lens to critically analyze shots taken.

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jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727	Originally posted by rogerstg Thankfully, I'm not burdened by a desire to impress because I chimp often. Before chimping (film) one had to take notes of at least aperture, shutter speed and lens to critically analyze shots taken. I used to do that. Made notes of the exposure and wrote it on the back when I got them developed

06-21-2019, 08:40 AM - 3 Likes	#21
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,736	My usual backlight technique is to do it wrong and then complain. Is that okay?

06-25-2019, 09:22 AM	#23
jack002 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Missouri Photos: Albums Posts: 727	Originally posted by dipo 1 I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy. That's nothing. I've been a member here for years and still can't get all the acronyms used here. hang on, it gets worse.

06-25-2019, 06:02 PM - 1 Like	#24
tonyzoc Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2018 Posts: 992	Also worth noting...it's a digital camera...take a shot, adjust, take another, adjust...you could literally set an aperture in manual with a fixed ASA and start turning down the shutter speed 1 or 1/2 stop at a time....not something you would do with film but with digital all you're using up is time.

07-02-2019, 07:03 AM - 1 Like	#25
swanlefitte Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Location: Minneapolis Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,068	Originally posted by dipo 1 I love you guys or rather ya'll, being from the south and all. CHIMPING wow! All this technical talk is driving me crazy. Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb. They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread. But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now. Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs \| JSTOR Daily

07-02-2019, 01:19 PM	#26
dipo 1 Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 374 Original Poster	Great article!

07-04-2019, 12:16 PM	#27
Unregistered User Guest	Originally posted by rogerstg My trusty canon AE-1 had a backlight button that did exactly that. It's my starting point too with digital. funny, I used one of those exclusively between 1979 and 1997, and never knew there was a "backlight" button. The Pentax cameras I've got now must be like my brain - I'm only using ten percent of the functionality available.

07-04-2019, 01:11 PM	#28
mikesbike Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 4,562	Originally posted by swanlefitte Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb. They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread. But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now. Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs \| JSTOR Daily Are you "critique-ing" that previous statement?

07-04-2019, 01:53 PM	#29
photoptimist Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,129	Originally posted by swanlefitte Just read an article on verbing, the act of taking a noun such as chimp and turning it into a verb. They have been around forever but gaining recently. It rains rain, I bike on my bike. I butter my bread. But in the electronic age I brick my camera. We are stuck with verbing and couldn't Houdini are way out now. Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs \| JSTOR Daily That deserves a "like" (nouned a verb)!

07-04-2019, 05:28 PM	#30
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,892	Originally posted by dipo 1 Dipo 1 here again, in the old days with my Spotmaticl SLR if I wanted to take a picture that was backlit I would turn 180 from the scene, take a reading, then turn back and take the picture. Now I have a Pentax K5 I don't have a clue how to take a backlit picture, anyone out there who can tell me how. Put the camera in manual mode, Turn 180 degrees and press the green button, that sets the exposure. The turn and shoot. Or conversely, use the AE lock when turned 180 degrees in what ever mode you are shooting in, and then turn back and shoot Either method will work. What I used to do is set the exposure on a grey path, or a tree trunk, basically you are using the road or tree trunk as a 18% grey card, and then making an incident light metering measurement

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