Chimping is the actions and sounds one makes when reviewing the shot you just took on the LCD. http://www.sportsshooter.com/special_fe ... index.html Started with the sports shooters who would check the shot they got and go "oooh oooh oooh" while thinking "OMG look at the shot I just got". So now chimping just usually refers to checking the shot in the LCD right after the shot. I have my auto review turned off so I would have to do that, and yes, I have done the same time.
OFF TOPIC: chimping is s a quasi-derogatory term that has a humorous connotation, so while some is definitely busting your chops (COUGH*... gary) when they accuse you of chimping, it's usually done in good fun.
Yep, I chimp all the time. I"m still learning my DSLR so I guess I have an excuse (spelling?). But I like to know if I got the shot I want.
hey tim, it takes real talent to travel all the way to italy, to high on the cliffside road overlooking a small seaside village in italy, set up the tripod, take a picture, come all the way home, cull through 3700 vacation photos, throw it up on the 32 inch monitor only to discover that because i failed to chimp i failed to notice that 3 out of 5 tourists on the lower overlook were chimping in my shot
