Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Mon, 05 November 2001, David Rodgers wrote: > > One reason I've shied away from buying a digital camera is that I don't > want to get stretched any thinner than I am. Heck I still struggle with > whether to load slide or neg film. All I need is one more option. Sometimes > too many options is a curse, as in "Jack of all mediums and techniques, but > master of none"! > > If Piezo printing is all that people say it is, I know I'll abandon my > darkroom. Mentally, it's too difficult (for me at least) to stay on top of > both. OTOH, if I don't like Peizo, I'll sell it to someone who does and go > back to hovering over trays. > > I'm not ready to give up on film! At least not yet. Film is versatile and > archival. Just not as "immediate" as digital capture. We seem to be living > in a time/culture of immediacy. Is immediacy something we really need, or > is it something industry is telling us we need? > > I've heard all the hype about digital -- quality, speed, economy. Being > able to see your image right then has some appeal. But isn't that merely a > crutch? If its a static subject, you out to be able to get it right on > film. If it's dynamic and you miss the shot, finding out now or later > doesn't really matter. Better to spend time shooting than reviewing on the > spot. > > For lots of reasons you hear the pros, but not necessarily the cons. And > speaking to photographers who use digital cameras there is a downside. > Admittedly, there are times when digital capture makes sense. Just not in > my arena. Leica style photography is still film style photography, IMHO. > But if digital prints from film can look as good as chemical prints, then > I'm for digital printing. > > Dave > Dave, I agree 100%. Digital capture doesn't make sense for the kind of photos I make and there are many people for whom it makes the most sense. Having leaned over the last 2 years to print from scans of my photos, there is no doubt in my mind that digital prints can look FAR better than enlarger prints. There is a steep learning curve at first but given comparable training IMHO digital prints run circles around analog. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com ___________________________________________________ The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe Better! Faster! More Powerful! 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html