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Subject: Re: [Leica] In defense of digital
From: Feliciano di Giorgio <feli@d2.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:22:28 -0800
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How are you handeling longterm storage? DVD-R? Good quality CD-R?

cheers,

feli

S Dimitrov wrote:
> 
> I couldn't agree with you more. The checks go in the bank the same way,
> Leica or not.
> I once had three images run in the same issue, taken with a Leica, a
> Rollei and a Coolpix 990. Of all the shots, the output from the Coolpix
> looked the best. A bit disheartening, but what the heck.
> Myself, I'll cover a lot of events and activities that are not assigned.
> Eventually they do get picked up. Shooting on digital media saves me a
> whole lot of effort and capital best placed somewhere else.
> A few weeks ago, after receiving weekly emails about a garment workers'
> action, I decided to go cover it. It was a Saturday. On the following
> Wednesday, I receive a call from The Progressive magazine, asking me if
> I had anything on it. I e-mailed the two images right away for the
> current issue. I did use my Rollei, but I've yet to process the film
> from that shoot.
> Today I covered a demonstration by hospital workers with the Coolpix,
> and my M6. I'll probably develop the film at the end of whenever, or
> maybe next year. The digital file, however, will earn its keep right away.
> The way things are going, I'll probably get the new canon digital EOS by
> the end of the year.
>  Slobodan Dimitrov
> 

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