[Leica] Film Lab

Tue Jun 6 11:45:58 PDT 2017

Me too! As much as I loved working in it for decades I love even more not working with it now.
As much as I love having great classic or funky cameras in my hands I love image making more.
For me it’s about the picture.

-- 

Mark William Rabiner
Photographer

On 6/4/17, 10:15 AM, "LUG on behalf of Tina Manley" <lug-bounces+mark=rabinergroup.com at leica-users.org on behalf of tmanley at gmail.com> wrote:

    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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