>>3270642Oh yeah a lot of car manufacturers went to interference engines, it let them increase air flow and compression ratios. It was kind of dumb to do that on belt driven engines, I replaced a lot of cylinder heads when I worked there.
I think part of that drum scanner stigma comes from /p/, there's a lot of people here that tell you they know everything even though they have never laid their eyes on one. They don't cost $40k like they used to and they don't need endless hours of maintenance. They were essentially a piece of pre-press equipment. A guy would spend 40 hours a week scanning film for a publisher so the thing would see thousands of hours per year of use and only need a maintenance call once ever couple years.
To answer your question, it's most certainly a combination of the two. For local scenes I most definitely have scouting days where I drive or bike around during the middle of the day just to find things, then return later during better conditions. I've really slowed down my far-from-home trips as well so that now I have time to return to places if I desire. When backpacking it can be quite nice to spend three nights in one spot instead of packing up and moving every night like most people do. Sure, it means I'll see less places but I'd rather get one place in epic light than three places in mediocre light. Extra time also lets you fine-tune compositions and scout more.
Here's a mountain valley I spent a few nights in. The backcountry camping area is about an hour's walk from here so I scouted it out the previous afternoon to see what might work for a sunrise. Velvia 50
