Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you for that comment. In one morning I have "as absurd to me as a fried egg in a milkshake" and "It's a ticket to a movie, not real life." Any other offerings? On Tuesday, Aug 5, 2003, at 00:51 Australia/Melbourne, Afterswift@aol.com wrote: > > Let's do a denken-experiment: Suppose digital technology didn't go > beyond the > computer, would you be able to live indefinitely with traditional film? > That's a key question because its answer is probably, yes. Just > because we now have > something that looks like an alternative to traditional film, should > we jump > whole hog into it? > If the answer to the prior question was, yes, then we have our answer > to the > second question, no. > > The next natural question is: Of what use is digital to the > photographer? > Logic tells us that it is useful, but in which ways. In my bark > (experience) > digital is the best way to broadcast images, not store them. The > negative is the > best way to preserve an image. A well-made silver print is the best > way to > conserve an image in the historical sense. > > IMHO, don't change your modus operandi in the creation of images. > Modify your > modus operandi in the immediate distribution of images; that is, > embrace > digital in that function. > > I agree that use of a pro-sumer digital like the Olympus 5050, the > Canon G5, > or the Nikon 5400 makes sense for Polaroid-like work. I use a 5050. > But I have > no illusions about the output. It's a ticket to a movie, not real life. > > Best, > br > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Alastair - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html