Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Dave... This is an age old dilemma of old vs. new. It has embroiled each new generation of artistic creators [painters, sculptors, photographers, etc.] in some fashion and will continue to do so long after we're gone. As an example, when I attended graphic design school in the late '70s, Apple IIe computers were just being introduced to the design curriculum. Using Apple Basic, the results at the time were considered primitive, but full of potential and promise; commercial Genigraphics machines capable of producing good computer imagery cost well over $100,000 US. Fast forward to the present. In the graphic design world of the present, computers rule. The results are amazing and can be had for a tiny fraction of the cost of the Genigraphics setup of yesteryear. Most graphic design students of today don't have any clue how involved and lengthy design projects were 25 years ago. The same will be true of the digital photography argument of today. /Mitch - -----Original Message----- From: Rodgers, David [mailto:david.rodgers@xo.com] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 12:37 PM To: 'leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us' Subject: RE: [Leica] Photoshop and Leica <<snip>> Digital opens many new doors for photographers. Sometimes I think there's a tendancy to think it closes older doors, but does it? <<snip>> Dave