Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, Sam, to be perfectly honest, I can't afford to go both ways...If I'm going to go digital, I'm going to buy a high-end digital camera, and, at the moment, I can't do that without holding a Leica fire sale.....;-) As to the European trip....If I had a Canon D60, or the new Nikon D100 (if it ever comes out) I would absolutely take that on a European trip....and not have to worry about airport security and the xraying of my film... B. D. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Krneta <skrneta@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 6:48 PM Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica and digital photography > BD, > > What convincing? Let me break up the fight between you two identities. > Do both, digital and film. I find that digital is great for snapping at > family outings and as a back up, for then quick snaps. I wouldn't take > digital on a European vacation where the shots would be very dear to me. > > Sam Krneta > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D. > Colen > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 4:24 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography > > Come on, Austin - I'm not going to get in an argument with you, because > I > know I can't possibly win ;-)....But....I suppose we're assuming that > one > already has a computer... > > But let's see, film is how much per roll, assuming one is shooting color > negative - or slide? And processing is how much per roll? And once one > goes > digital one presumably never again has to buy film or pay for > processing? > > I know that I pay about $2 per roll for gray market tri-x, and pay $8 > per > roll for processing....so if I shoot 25 rolls, that's $250 per job. > Which > means that if I was shooting a job a week, which I'm not, in my first > year I > could set up a terrific digital darkroom, with all the redundency one > could > possibly want, and enough storage media to carry me for years to > come....and > then the next year I could start replacing digital equipment.....all out > of > my film and processing money.... > > Now, if only I can convince myself to sell my Leica equipment to finance > the > purchase of the digital equipment.....but so far my digital side hasn't > managed to convince my analogue side...;-) > > B. D. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:12 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica and digital photography > > > > > 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. > > > > Hum. Well, what about the cost of storing the digital images (and you > do > > need multiple copies BTW)? They can be burned to CD, and you can get > 500 > or > > so per CD I'd guess, but you do need to have a computer with a CD > > writer...and that doesn't come free. It isn't that expensive, but it > sure > > does enter into the equation. Storing film is cheap, put it in a > box...but > > there really, at least in my book, isn't a clear winner as far as cost > goe > s, > > and I'm hard pressed to accept a blanket statement that digital is > cheaper, > > since I know for me, it hasn't been...but then, I probably don't have > any > > idea what so ever what I'm talking about ;-) > > > > Austin > > > > -- > > 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 > > > -- > 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