[Leica] Film/digital wars

[bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)]

I'm sure that many people are surprised to see that happening,Mikiro,
just as many people were stunned that anyone would give up his or her
Speed Graphic, or Rollei, for one of those tiny little German toy
cameras with the tiny negatives - you know, those Barnack boxes that
couldn't possible produce a quality image. :-) Similarly, I'm not
surprised that some people are settling on a mix of film and digital; if
love film, and, quite frankly, if you don't want to put the time and
effort involved into mastering a steep new learning curve, you'll fall
back onto that which you love and know.

And, yes, the release of a digital rangefinder with fewer compromises
would make a big difference for allot of people.

B. D.

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MIKIRO
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B.D.

I am rather surprised to see not a few Luggers practically abandoning 
film, although there may be no choice for pros. I once gave up film (and

thus Leica), but have recently started to shoot film again regularly. I 
agree that doing all digital fails to give us something, and some 
(including me) revisit film in due course. In fact I have parted with 
D-SLRs and now live with a combination of M6 and R-D1.

To keep more people with Leica film photography, we may paradoxically 
need an M-mount rangefinder digicam with less compromise, be it M 
digital, R-D2, or Zeiss Ikon D.

MIKIRO

B. D. Colen wrote:
> I'd suggest there's a point the digital naysayers here are missing - 
> and that is that this IS the Leica Users Group. All of us are or were 
> committed to the use of Leica film equipment, despite the fact that it

> is all essentially 1954 technology. This is not a general photo list, 
> filled with technology geeks who only care about something being the 
> latest and greatest.  I have more money invested in M and other film 
> equipment than many on this list, and far less than others. But I was 
> a dedicated film shooter for more than 40 years, and shot film 
> professionally. Yet...
> 
> Many of us, dedicated Leica users every one, have learned through 
> experience that digital offers us everything film offered us and more.

> We haven't made the switch because we're hooked on the latest thing, 
> or because we're techies. We've made the switch as photographers who 
> see digital offering us advantages that film didn't. Period.
> 
> This is not to suggest that those who don't want to switch should - 
> shoot film as long as you enjoy shooting it and can get it. But 
> recognize that when the Ted Grants, and Tina Manleys of this list - 
> fantastic Leica enthusiasts and very successful professionals - tell 
> you that they can do things with their digital equipment that they 
> couldn't do with their Leica film cameras, and that they are getting 
> quality from digital equal to that which they were getting for film, 
> they are not blowing smoke. And the real bottom line is that some of 
> those people have forgotten more about film photography than most of 
> us will ever learn. ;-)
> 
> B. D.
> 
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