Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mar 23, 2006, at 4:36 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: > Now Steve, > > If you look closely you'll see I've massaged nothing here but > rather avoided the whole digital issue. The Capa thing, though, was > not only massaged but stomped to death. My part in that little tete > a tete would have had my nose against the blackboard were I a B.D. > student. Fortunately, being quite past that age, and stage, made > it possible for me to attempt enlightening the enlightened.. > Initially, I thought failure was not an option. Not only do I pride > myself in having an innate persistence, I can be as big a > blabbermouth as any one on the LUG (almost ;-) ) > > Nonetheless I did fail! Bested and busted and off to lick my > wounds. There will, (*/hear me Great Zeus/*) be another day. Until > that time I busy myself more productively. Cleaning lenses, > checking shutter speeds, emptying my colostomy bag. Tomorrow, > tomorrow, tomorrow. My spirit is dimmed but not gone. I shall > (Macarthuresquely) return. that part about emptying your colostomy bag rang a bell...so thanks for reminding me. Maybe Brian should declare periodic timeouts for that purpose. :-) Steve > > Walt > > > > Steve Barbour wrote: > >> hey BD and Walt...really ? ..... >> >> what is at stake here; why are folks getting their shorts in a knot? >> >> I fail to understand why people get off on massaging this subject >> to death, instead of doing something productive...anything... >> >> seems the future will take care of itself...without the slightest >> impact caused by the most sincere deliberations here. >> >> Steve >> >> >> On Mar 23, 2006, at 1:20 PM, Walt Johnson wrote: >> >>> B.D. >>> >>> I'm going to avoid this discussion but would make one comment. >>> It's rewarding to know I'm not the only one who makes you so >>> damn irascible. >>> >>> Walt >>> >>> B. D. Colen wrote: >>> >>>> Oh please, Peter. Get a grip. Whether or not this technology >>>> will morph into >>>> another, even better capture technology, film is now the >>>> 'former' technology >>>> - even if some prefer to keep using it - and it's been evident >>>> for at least >>>> a decade to anyone with open eyes that it was going to become >>>> 'former.' >>>> >>>> As to current cameras having a six month shelf-life, saying >>>> that is about as >>>> silly as saying that film is going to come back and supplant >>>> digital as the >>>> dominant technology. Today's digital cameras only have a six month >>>> shelf-life for those people who are far more interested in >>>> having others see >>>> what's hanging around their neck than they are in what they do >>>> with that >>>> object. ;-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On 3/23/06 9:50 AM, "Peter Dzwig" <pdzwig@summaventures.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> B.D. >>>>> >>>>> I have been trying to stay out of this but... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Don't blame 'digital' for the death of photography, >>>>>> >>>>> Photography won't die, not while there are good photographers >>>>> around - >>>>> including LUGers. >>>>> >>>>> blame those companies >>>>> >>>>>> and practitioners who insisted that digital was some weird >>>>>> and amusing >>>>>> passing fad (something you could regularly read on this list, >>>>>> certainly >>>>>> within the last 18 months.) >>>>>> >>>>> As to "fad", we know that no digicam has a shelf life of more >>>>> than 6 months >>>>> including Digital Ms. The question that we have to answer is >>>>> whether or not >>>>> there is another technology around the corner; we simply don't >>>>> know, it may >>>>> well be a fad in that sense. Remember video cassettes and >>>>> digital video cameras >>>>> and reel-to-reel... >>>>> >>>>> Peter Dzwig >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information