Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]B.D. let me know when you have that Leica fire sale! (; Regards, Doug - ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html