Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/02/11

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Foveon Chip
From: Teresa299@aol.com
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:49:05 EST

In a message dated 2/11/02 7:50:29 AM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes:

<< Stunning barely begins to describe it. Granted, we are looking at these

images on our monitors, but the fine detail is really pretty amazing.

Obviously there are those on this list who will pooh-pooh anything digital,

and those who will continue to tell us that digital development has hit a

brick wall and it will be a decade before digital equals film. BUT...for the

rest of us in the real world this does indeed give one pause in terms of

making any further investment in film-based equipment at this time.


B. D. >>

LOL!

Oh my god, BD, because of some press-release on a digital photography site 
you think that those in the "real world" are going to hold off on buying film 
or lenses or other photographic equipment?  Me thinks you've been seduced by 
the sirens of Madison Ave.

Look, I don't care if the foveon chip massages my feet in addition to 
producing clear pictures of a cat, the digital tech for me hasn't reached a 
point where I wouldn't be imagining having to replace my digital equipment 
every couple of years.   AND having just spent the great part of a week 
helping my folks (who I also consider part of the real world) archive 
literally over a hundred years  of prints, negatives, I still have a pretty 
hard time grasping how they would keep up or more importantly be willing to 
keep up with having their digital storage converted to the latest (and 
greatest hyped) storage standard every couple of years.

For really rich folks who have all the money in the world (and I live in an 
area filled with them) and for professional photographers who can write this 
stuff off, or have someone else pay for it, then saying digital is now the 
only way to go might make sense.

But for me, I'll stick with a tech that offers me a chance to have equipment 
I may keep for the rest of my lifetime.

- -kim

ps...any of you bailing on film that own enlarging lenses you wish to sell 
for your addiction to digital let me know!
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