Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]inre film vs. digial mxsmanic asks: >And how would you take pictures in infrared? Or with a different >spectral sensitivity (orthochromatic as opposed to panchromatic, for >example). With film you just change film. With digital ... what do you >do? my latest freestyle catalog advertises an olympus digital camera with an IR mode -- flip the switch, add red filter, you're shooting infra-red. i have a feeling that shooting different spectral sensitivities is going to be significantly easier digital than film in the months to come. already you can change film "speeds" on each individual frame, you can mid-roll "rewind" on a digital. i think the only advantage that film is going to have over digital in the next two years is that you can hold film up to the light and see what's on it. that, btw, is a big advantage. my pathetic .02, kyle