Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Exactly so. Comparing a digital range finder work flow or cost per frame to a film range finder work flow or cost per frame has as much value and usefulness as comparing a digital range finder to a 4x5 film camera or a 4x5 scanning camera or an SLR film camera or an SLR digital camera or a whatever different configuration of camera, back, film, etc. Each format each system each light sensitive surface (film or scan or cmos or ccd) has its own cost in time and dollars its own work flow and its own look. Choose one (or more). Make photographs which bring joy to yourself and/or possibly others. After all is said and done everyone on this list (with few if any exceptions) spends a small fortune in dollars, time, euros, hours, british pounds, whatever to make a few truly exceptional, fine images. How you do it film / develop / scan / enlarge / contact print/ capture digitally / pinholes / zeiss / leitz / schneider / rodenstock makes much less difference than what you show, print, and have to say visually. Only when the image sings in some extraordinary way do we ask with reverence how did s/he do that? what did s/he use? how many minutes in what developer? which plug in? or how much did it cost to make that one frame? in my case - 49 years and a couple hundred thousand dollars for the last frame and it ain't much to write home about. ;~) Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Aug 10, 2009, at 5:52 PM, wildlightphoto at earthlink.net wrote: > Ken Iisaka wrote: > >>>> I am capturing more memorable moments. That's priceless. > > Ken has it right. The 'rational brain' calculations have it all > wrong. > The equation isn't one of cost per exposure, it's one of > productivity. I'm > much more productive with the DMR than with the SL. Part of that is > because I can afford to make a LOT more mistakes with the DMR than > with any > film - so the assumption that a digital camera is used like a film > camera > is all wrong. > > How much is that productivity worth? That's for each of us to > decide based > on our unique circumstances. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft? Windows? and Linux web and > application > hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information