Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 15, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I wonder how much of this needs to be wistful speculative theoretical > conversation and not more normal LUG show and tell? Why are we not LOOKING > AT IT? Personally I have no desire to scan my sheet film (at this time). For the most part I'm okay to have silver prints - as intended - from that sheet film - and that era. (though it does occasionally cross my mind to revisit some negatives digitally). I spent two years fighting with scanning. If I can't see the grain of the film in the scan in the same way that I saw it from a fine apo enlarging lens then - what's the point - use the enlarger. I did see "all the film had to offer" in my commercial work when sending the film to a drum scanner (paid for by the client). That experience spoils a person. I came to the conclusion that: film is made to print by contact or with an enlarger (unless you can afford drum scans). And if I was going to work digitally that meant digital capture of the images. I do see decent scans on this list on occasion. At those times, I spend a brief moment fantasizing about revisiting film. Then remember the amount of time it takes to never really "get" what the film has to offer. Bottom line, for me, I can't afford "quality" scans (or scanner); either in terms of time or money. YMMV Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist