Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography

["B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>]

Gee....I wonder how many of those 800 images are really worth printing...If
one assumes that the person doing the shooting can meet the "one keeper per
roll" standard, that would be 22 prints....or $13.20. Let's assume he's a
real ace, and has two shots worth printing per roll...OHMIGOD - It's going
to cost him $26.40 after shooting 800 frames! Or let's assume he's REALLY
AMAZING, and has 10 per roll worth printing - and I doubt that anyone on
this list comes anywhere near that number - or anyone anywhere comes near it
for that matter...but that would mean that it would cost him less than
$135....

Face it, despite what someone suggested, digital saves money. You can argue
all you want about the quality, but no one who has any idea what so ever
what they're talking about will contend that digital is more expensive than
film.

B. D.
From: J. Gilbert Plantinga <gilplant@hvc.rr.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 3:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography


> On Monday, May 20, 2002, at 03:20  PM, B. D. Colen wrote:
>
> > That's great if he wants slides - and wants to haul out the projector
> > and
> > the popcorn everytime he wants to show anyone the photos from his
> > trip...otherwise, he will need prints if he shoots Provia as you
> > do...and
> > what will those prints cost him? Probably more than $.60 a piece.;-)
> > Of course he could also set up a website, download his digital images,
> > and
> > have an album up for all his friends for free...
> >
> > The bottom line is no one is conning anyone. Some people want to shoot
> > film,
> > some want to shoot digital. There are advantages and draw backs to
> > both....
> >
>
> I agree, he wasn't conned, he was dumb. Of course assuming that he's got
> a computer, He could buy an inkjet printer and have prints for, well,
> maybe about $0.60 apiece :)
>
> Gilbert (Hey what IS the price of that fancy Photo-Rag?)
>
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