Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Let met get this straight: you're contending that using R mount lenses on a digital camera, say a 10D or a 1Ds won't make beautiful images? Really? I don't believe that. Maybe they won't be as good as with the very best film under the very best conditions. But I think you've over-stated what film grants and what digital cannot do. Adam On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 10:30:05 -0700, Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Yup... right answer... Does anyone think their R mount lenses on a digital > body will be as good as film? Ditto those that are interested in a M mount > Digital camera. > > There is definitely a place for digital. Especially for newspapers or > other > journalistic work, those that charge for their work, or those amateurs ( > non > paid ) that go sports event or animal shooting. Or maybe for the in > between > that get roped into weddings for friends, soccer team photos, etc. Of > course, for family snaps, digital is king and should be. But I do believe > that in the realm of making fine art photos ( those that are inherently > beautiful) there is room for film only. Your Leica glass is so good, that > it is going to be a really long time until there is a digital capture that > is anywhere as good. > > > > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > The answer they gave is that the filter softens the image, and they want > the images to be as sharp as possible. > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >