Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I was good enough to make my silver oxide film appear the way it is supposed to appear, I'd be a dyed-in-the-wool film (or should we be saying "died-in-the-wool film"). Color's not a problem; both film and digital do a fine job. But my scanned Tri-X and HP5 just don't look they way they did in the 1960's. I can't believe that I was better at developing back then with my Kodak tank and corregated clear plastic film aprons (remember them things?), but maybe I have lost my developing touch. Jeffery - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Steve Barbour Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 7:51 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Photo Contest: MASSIVE FILM ... If there is a tide, it continues toward development of new methods of taking pictures. To use an analogy, John, all this is like focusing on your tool, rather than being in love....hopefully attention will evenually turn to taking pictures, regardless of camera and technology. Right now, in some quarters, the "digital people" are very wrapped up in thinking about equipment, not about photography and great photos... so as you said John, who cares ?... imho, Steve (who has two digital cameras, and almost never uses them) > The fact that you have to have a competition for 'film only' only > dramatizes the fact that the tide has turned. It's like having a > vintage car rally or a gathering of pinhole enthusiasts. I mean I have > a pinhole camera myself (and a leica) but they are now more for fun > than necessity. > > At first I thought I would enter a digital picture and see if anyone > noticed (how ARE you going to police this?) but then the moment passed. > > I am still flailing to see the point. Over on Streetphoto we seem to be > able to discuss photography without continual reference to the medium > which forms the image. We haven't had a film v. digital argument in > months if not a year. Nobody cares. > > On Thursday, October 16, 2003, at 07:10 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > > > You saw that as a final death knell? :-) > > Wow, film really is dead. > > > > -- > > John Brownlow - -- 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