[Leica] Film Lab

Sun Jun 4 07:15:58 PDT 2017

I will never go back to film.  Life is too short.

Tina

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 3:30 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dan,
> Oh, I am sure of that!
>
> I feel that digital output is still better than darkroom output, though,
> even for B&W. IMHO, there is simply no comparison, in the complete
> workflow, from capture to print. As I said, others may have different
> opinions and I respect that - I know Lluis does, and we have discussed this
> many, many times privately, and in the end we just amicably agree to
> disagree, and go on with what suits us individually! However, I find the
> exchange of views very useful, leading to invaluable insights.
>
> Cameras are tools for me, and digital cameras, Fuji & Nikon, one for street
> and one for wildlife, are my tools of choice at this point of time. The
> Fuji GFX50S is tempting, and exerting a siren's song,  but I cannot see how
> I have any use for it that makes it superior to my existing gear, for my
> type of photography, and the sizes I print at present. A printer that
> accepts 24" wide paper, instead of 17" that my Epson 3885 uses might be a
> better choice right now!
>
> I have a fair amount of film camera equipment gathering dust on my shelves
> and in the bank locker, more, I am sure, than most of the most committed
> film shooters around - Leica IIIF and IIIG, Nikon F Apollo. F2AS,
> F3Titanium, F4, F100, Canon and Nikon Rangefinders, Rollei TLRs, Mamiya
> 645E - except for the Leicas, all of them were originally bought by my
> family - uncles, aunts, father, myself - and finally found their way to me.
> Most of these are with me because I did not have the wit (or the heart) to
> sell them in time. This after selling most of my Leica film equipment in
> London a few years ago (M3, M2, R6.2 and 10 lenses)!
>
> Pens and watches, on the other hand, are hobbies, passions which make them
> an emotional issue, while cameras are just a utilitarian one! I am
> particularly fond of JLR and IWC in watches, and Pelikan as well as the
> Japanese trio, Namiki/Pilot, Sailor and Platinum as far as pens are
> concerned, and primarily these are what I use.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jayanand
> >
> > You might be more analog oriented than you think.
> >
> > I actually like collecting and using old fully mechanical watches and
> apart
> > from the antique look, almost all that I have are accurate and they run
> > like clockwork. I also write with fountain pens in my work and cheap ones
> > perform really well. So it looks that we have much in common.
> >
> > Dan K.
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I disagree, I think film is nowhere as good as digital, but to each his
> > > own.....:-) (Hey - I use mechanical watches and fountain pens!!!)
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > Jayanand
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 3:18 AM, lluisripollphotography <
> > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Gerry, Dan
> > > >
> > > > I’m agree of course, but film is not only nostalgia, it is better
> > quality
> > > > than pixels technologies…
> > > >
> > > > Cheers
> > > > Lluis
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > El 3 juny 2017, a les 23:23, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> va
> > > escriure:
> > > > >
> > > > > Lluis
> > > > >
> > > > > Film and darkroom is far from dead. Ilford is revived as
> > Harman-Ilford.
> > > > > Kodak still makes films both for still photography and
> > cinematographic
> > > > > industry. Seems Star Wars and latest Bond movie were shot on film.
> > Once
> > > > in
> > > > > a while, I set up my darkroom (bedroom for the dry part and
> > connecting
> > > > > bathroom for the wet part) and enlarge a dozen prints. Nothing
> beats
> > > the
> > > > > smell of fixer for nostalgia.
> > > > >
> > > > > Bests
> > > > >
> > > > > Dan K.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 6:34 PM, lluisripollphotography <
> > > > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> Jayanand,
> > > > >>
> > > > >> The best B&W is from the darkroom, now I’ve been back I regret to
> > have
> > > > >> spent so much time and money on digital….
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Cheers
> > > > >> Lluis
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>> El 16 maig 2017, a les 5:05, Jayanand Govindaraj <
> > jayanand at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > > >> va escriure:
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> If it catches anybody's fancy!
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/175814937/filmlab-an-
> > > > >> app-for-viewing-and-digitizing-analog-f
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Cheers
> > > > >>> Jayanand
> > > > >>>
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