Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This reminds of the time when black and white was supposed to be dying... You could hardly find anything but RC paper. Look at the market now... One of the amateur labs I go to processes more B&W than ever... Tarek le 09.04.2002 17:44, Adam Bridge à abridge@idea-processing.com a écrit : > On 4/9/02 B. D. Colen wrote: > >> >> The reality is that digital is here. Film will coexist with it for a while. >> But the present is fast becoming the future, and without any doubt what so >> ever, the future is digital - except for a handful of hobbyists and maybe a >> few documentary shooters. >> >> B. D. >> Who Is Not Happy About This, But Can Tell When A Train Is About To Run Him >> Over > > I certainly hear this argument. But I believe that for the purposes of art the > silver process will be around for years to come for one reason alone: it's > hand > made. Like the cymbals. Like a painting. > > The market that recognizes that difference, however, will be small. > > Eventually digital will catch up and everyone will snicker at the limited > resolution of film. > > And yet . . . as a thoroughly digital guy the allure of the analog world is > quite strong. > > Adam Bridge > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html