Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]BD, are you mellowing? bdcolen wrote: >Tina - The need for large file sizes is NOT exaggerated if you want to >produce decent size prints at good resolution. First off, while >newspapers can and do use small files because they print at low >resolution, I know that when I wrote and shot a story for Newsday last >summer, they wanted files of 11 meg, which while not huge, are hardly >small. > >And while we all think chromes and high-res when we think of magazines, >I'd be surprised to learn than Newsweek is printing at 300 dpi - and it >wouldn't surprise me to learn that the res. on their cover is lower than >that. > >The fact that you sold a Digilux file to Newsweek - Congrats by the way, >on the Newsweek sale! :-) - hardly tells us anything about digital, >Digilux, or anything other than the fact that you're an excellent >photographer. After all, at least one Pulitzer Prize for spot news >photography went to a photo shot with a Kodak Brownie. > >Not wanting to be a pain in the ass - much - but I think this might be a >time for us to be reminded that you do work for Leica, including making >presentations on the Digilux. The reality here is that the Digilux is a >high-end digital P&S, which some people love and which some reviewers >don't love - but whether it is or isn't a great P&S, it is hardly a >camera that most photojournalists would consider as a main digital >camera. > >With all due respect and admiration for your outstanding abilities as a >photographer, and for your wonderful qualities as a person and as a LUG >anchor. :-) > >B. D. > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tina >Manley >Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 8:56 PM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital - Rumor Mongering apologies to Mark R. > > >At 02:15 PM 2/20/2003 -0800, Mark wrote: > >>Calumet just sends me this brochure comparing all the digital cameras >>in a concise visual manner and the DIGILUX compares will to the rest of >> > >>the "consumer" digital cameras. Slightly smaller fileside. The window >>in the back twice as large. >> > >And the need for large file sizes is greatly exaggerated. One of best >selling news photographers said that he always shoots at the highest >possible compression because the time between photos is so much shorter >and >so many more photos fit on a card. He says that the smallest size files > >have been used as magazine covers with no problems. I sold a Digilux >file >to Newsweek!! ;-) > >Tina > > >Tina Manley, ASMP >http://www.tinamanley.com > >photos available from: >http://www.pdiphotos.com >http://www.mira.com >http://www.agpix.com >http://www.newscom.com > > > > > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html