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Subject: Re: [Leica] Moderately OT: Scanner or Digital Camera?
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 16:04:03 -0800
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I just had a little discussion meeting with a Musician I'm doing a head
shot for and the producer who's doing the webpage musician  hightech
promo thing which also involves sending tunes over the internet as well
as images. Most of these technologies I'm aware of. But certainly not
how to string them together into a working package.

I told him I'd be shooting the thing on film and have the scans made at
the time of processing as I usually did.
He gave me a withering look. Asked me if I had a digital camera.
I said no.
Another even more withering look.
(But I'm not sure if he knew what i was talking about on the scan at
processing time thing.)

I'm wondering if the reason why these guys like digital so much is
because it gets them the whole "take" to play with.
Instead of the few shots I'd normally give them.

I can see my Leica's and Hasselblads sitting there while i shoot this
guy with an Olympus with a non removable zoom digital camera. I can see
that arrangement becoming a habit. A nightmare.

I don't know if getting a Nikon digital body and taking my Nikon lenses
out of the attic would make a less humiliating approach to full digital me.
I did read that only the very latest this year Nikon digital cameras can
be used with older Nikon lenses. Like AI or AIs. Of which I'm
particularly fond. But not fond as compared to Leica and Zeiss but they
do bring back fond memories when I had seven bucks in my back pocket and
that was it. No money for Hypo.



Mark Rabiner
Portland, Oregon USA
Photography

Website: http://www.rabinergroup.com
Email: mark@rabinergroup.com
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