Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Maybe. But in the last year or so, I have seen about 80% of the photographers I (and my collegues) work with switching to digital, wether it is in mid or in large format. They all were talking about doing this for some years, but waited untill now because quality wasn't good enough. These days it is: PhaseOne with CaptureOne are equal (or better) to film. Another reason why they switched was because clients asked for it: it provides an enormous gain of time. During the shoot, you immediately can make a first selection. After the shoot, you take the selected "low" res jpegs with you on a CD-Rom to make the final selection. Final selection is then processed and can go directly into lay-out and printing. You win about 3 to 5 days with it. As a result, the range of pro film you can purchase over here has diminished and 75% of the pro labs closed down due to lack of business. I'm not saying I like this, but these are just hard facts. I'm neither saying that technical costs shouldn't be payed any more BTW. --- > From: "Greg Locke" <locke@straylight.ca> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:59:42 -0230 > To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost > > Indeed, > > Last week, I had a magazine art director ask me if I knew how to shoot film > !!! Seriously. They needed quality and their regular shooters don't have > film cameras any more. > > At least 6 times a year I gets calls for 4X5 work.(which I don't do but > subcontract to a friend) > > Digital is only doing to photography what photography did to painting. > Returning it to the talented :^) > > > > Greg Locke > St. John's, Newfoundland > > --- SOUND SYMPOSIUM XII -- > International Festival of New Music and Art > Daily photo coverage at > http://blog.greglocke.com > July 8 - 18, 2004 > St. John's, Newfoundland > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of Karen Nakamura >> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:52 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost >> >>> Maybe the % of non-pro photographers that shoot 120 or 220 (or even >>> 35mm) and that take photography seriously (as opposed to >>> family-holidays-... point and shooters) is a bit too small >> to keep the >>> traditonal film factories turning? >> >> Considering that 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sheet film is still >> available, I don't think we have anything seriously to worry >> about for the next 5-10 years. Talk about a small market. >> >> Karen >> >> >> -- >> Karen Nakamura >> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >