Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm not debating digital vs. film in terms of quality. Like I said, I almost feel cheated when shooting 35mm vice my Canon 10d (I'm lusting over the 5d right now & planning on upgrading later this year.) Film has a few advantages over digital when traveling & for the way I shoot, I still think that digital's highlights are leaving a little to be desired. This is only because at the point where the channels reach above 250, the color fringing starts and then the highlight is blown out with no detail at all. If I use exposure compensation, I lose the shadows to some extent. It's just like shooting with Velvia, but faster. You have to expose for where you want the details. Within the shadows and the highlights are where I think digital has it's shortcomings. But I digress... This thread was about why pros don't use their M's more often. It's simply a matter of time and cost of production. Philip -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+photo.forrest=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Lottermoser George Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 12:06 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Professional Leica Users? Sorry Philip - But, unless you're talking about zone system processing with D-23 or some other exotic frame by frame control, digital today is fully capable of achieving as much detail in highlights and shadows as any roll of film you'll develop according to manufacturer's recommendations. The 5d allows for ASA settings from 50 - 3200 on the fly. Now I'm not claiming that the "detail" is captured in the same way or has the same look. I still have a great deal of appreciation for film grain, however large or small it may be. And digital has a different look than film. But at this point in time "detail" is no longer an issue when compared to 35mm film. If you're talking medium or large format film then "detail" remains a talking point - until you bring in the 22 megapixel medium format backs - at which point it becomes mute again. Regards, George Lottermoser george@imagist.com On Sep 20, 2006, at 10:43 AM, Philip Forrest wrote: > ability to capture detail in the > highlights and shadows that digital can't yet, _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information