Maybe I have no pride, but I am not embarrassed by chimping. It's sure beats the alternative of completely missing a shot everyone is expecting.
I often shoot in very low light (which results in motion blur because the subject(s) move), or someone in a group shot closes their eyes or does something else momentarily which can ruin the shot. Or shoot a drummer at 1/60s to blur the sticks but if (s)he's shuckin' and jivin' getting face and eyes sharp requires timing and lucky shots to eventually get it right.
Gone are the days when I gathered the band, take 10 shots and think I have it nailed, only to spend hours in Photochop transplanting head and or eyes from one of the other shots, to try to fix some screwup
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I was on a video set and the producer wanted a shot with a popular actor. I took one easy shot, over confident it couldn't possible be screwed up, didn't chimp. For some reason it was completely OOF and totally unusable. And unrecoverable. Fortunately the producer forgot and never asked me for it. I've never forgotten that lesson.
Yesterday I took a band shot. Just five members. 10 shots. I was surprised at how many of the shots had poor poses. I think we were goofing around too much (which lead to some good poses). But I chimped and know I'm not skunked.
Obviously, "spray and pray" is an alternative to "precision shooting", but buries one in an avalanche of post processing and still doesn't guarantee a perfect shot. Sometimes best to blend the two approaches.
Chimping through the viewfinder definitely is faster and easier. But I chimp if I get a chance, even on DSLR's, and I'm proud of it. In event photography, it's unprofessional not to.
NB In San Francisco we are having a major storm so I am house bound thus making y'all the beneficiaries of my vast experiences.