Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The one thing I totally agree with you on, Jeffery, is the DOF problem - and it is a very real problem. But as to Tri-X and digital - as one who used Tri-X for some 45 years, I have to say that when I look at my Tri-X images shot at 800, and my digital black and white shot at 800, I'll take the digital any day. It doesn't look "digital," and it has a lot better tonal gradation than the Tri-X. But again, to each his own - if you prefer the Tri-X, stick to the Tri-X. On 4/22/06 5:47 PM, "Jeffery Smith" <jsmith342@cox.net> wrote: > For me, film has an intangible look to it that digital hasn't given me yet. > And I really don't like the huge DOF of wides used on digicams. And when I > use a 20mm lens on my dSLR, I need a level to avoid converging parallels. > > Oh, and when my Bellsouth modem trashed my hard drive two years ago, it > took > all of my digital work to that time with it. > > Oh, and I cannot find a PS plugin that makes a photo really look like it > was > taken with Tri-X and developed with D-76. That may be the biggest drawback > to digital. It looks so digital. If I wanted all my pictures to look like > that, I'd bought a Hassie and saved all of the money from those 50's. > > Jeffery Smith > New Orleans, LA > http://www.400tx.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information