[Leica] Re: how to make conventional photography unconventional

[Summicron1 at aol.com (Summicron1@aol.com)]

not sure what you want -- every digital camera I see for sale today still 
says that it produces images "as good as film," or some variation of that in 
the 
sales pitch, and all the photogs I know who use the latest digital cameras 
say 
that the biggest problem they have is the extreme lack of latitude -- it's 
like shooting chrome films, they say, and yearn for the days of color neg 
film 
with its 7-stop latitude

-- so are you suggesting they find a way to make film images worse? 

>From where I sit (making display 11 by 14 images in a wet darkroom, b/w) I 
could, by spendign enough money, possibly duplicate what I already can do in 
digital and get more speed or ease or something, although I'd also be adding 
a 
lot of computer time, but the cost would be enormous and the quality gain 
nil. 
The way I was raised, that's a bad deal.

ctrentelman
In a message dated 3/6/05 2:36:37 AM, lug-request@leica-users.org writes:


> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> > Here's is a question I've been trying to answer for the last two years: 
> What
> > realistic improvements in film technology would you recommed to a major 
> film
> > manufacturer to make conventional photography unconventional enough to 
> compete
> > with quality digital technology for the long term?
> >
> > Best,
> > Bob R
> 
>