Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello all, My reply seems to go against the overall opinion but I'll voice it anyway. Keep in mind this comes from someone who make a living shooting 5-6 days per week. I own a studio in NC doing commercial, portrait, wedding. I began shooting digital 2 yrs ago easing nyself into this technology with a Nikon D1. I have been a Leica/Nikon/Hasselblad shooter since 1975 so I wanted to go with something that felt familiar to mu nikons. The D1 series certainly do this very well. Below are some of the benefits I find , Knowing as I shoot if lighting, exposure comp. is what I want. Much more fluid to use than polaroids and without the cost. No heavier for all practical purposes than a F5. It saves me several hundred dollars each week, at least $250, in film and processing. Working with models, the feedback on the monitor is tremendous in providing confidence to the subject. Yiewfinder is no problem on the D1 series. I have not used a prosumer camera. Creativity!! If I can imagine it, it is much easier to attain than in a darkroom and once saved, I can repeat the print anytime. The ability to create backups that are as good as the original. Burning 2-3 CDs from a wedding is much more reassuring than only 1 set of negs. Color/b/w/sepia/any more of dozens of interpretation from the same file. Hauling less equipment to a shoot. Lovely prints to 30x40 on an Epson 10,000. Very few reasons to shoot film if I'm doing personal work or paid work. Again, my experience is with SLR bodies and price points are in the 2-3K range now that can pay for themselves quickly. Best regards, John Payne - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html