Re: [Leica] Digital has won....?

["Ted Bayer" <tedbayer@charter.net>]

Thank you, Ted.  You've said it just right.  ;-)

The other Ted, in Olalla

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From: "Ted Grant" <tedgrant@shaw.ca>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 7:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital has won....?


> Ted Bayer concerned:
>
> >>>Digital has won....?<<<<
>
> Hi Ted from the other ted. ;-)
> Well old buddy here's a pro of a long time who's in awe everytime I look
at
> the digital world and you know what? It's sure an amazing visual capturing
> method and one that will eventually replace film. But at this point, "Damn
> the digi's, full speed a head!"
>
> However, it's not for me as a work tool.
>
> Yep I've had one of the whiz bang super machines in hand, popped frames
and
> watched them transmit in an instant from the middle of a sports field to
> half way around the world in the blink of an eye.
>
> And at the moment even though the digi's are gaining like an Indy car on
the
> back stretch and will undoubtedly win the race around the next curve, at
the
> moment all one has to do is read the posts of all the, "this is wrong,
this
> isn't, it'll never work, why can't they do, it's a monster in yer hands"
and
> a million other reasons why not to bother getting into it.
>
> Young lads and lasses just starting in a professional career "must have
them
> if they wish to survive" it's just the way it is. But like you, as long as
I
> continue to have people ask me to shoot assignments for them without a
digi
> cam of any make , or have film to use, I expect for at least another
twenty
> five years, that's fine by me. ;-)
>
> Besides, by then I'll need to slow down in any event! ;-) And it's really
> hard for an old dog to learn new tricks so I'm going to remain...... a
film
> kinda guy. :-)
>
> Hell if the rest of them rush off to digi's and leave, at least Ted & ted
> will have each other and our film to have fun, even if were shooting
things
> off the TV screen. ;-)
>
> ted
>
>
>
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