Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I realize the MAJOR benefit of digital whenever I sit down at the film > scanner! There it is, in a nutshell. Daniel PS: Or chucking tanks of b/w back and forth. > > --Jim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Manley" <images@InfoAve.Net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Is digital photography necrophilia? > > > > Jim - > > > > One of the reasons I've gone digital for long trips is to save my > > knees. One 10 ounce Digital Album holds 20 GB of photos and weighs much > > less than the 300 rolls of film I would need to carry and get through > every > > airport inspection. I also carry a portable CD burner - very small and > > light. Both operate on AA batteries. I can leave both downloading in the > > hotel room or tent while I go down to the bar or hammock ;-) > > > > Tina > > > > > > At 10:32 AM 10/19/2003 -0700, you wrote: > > >I will be in the Far East for a month this November, then in North Africa > > >for a month in Dec/Jan. I think I'll invite B.D. along to guard the > $10,000 > > >worth of digital accessories (laptops, hard drives, satphones, etc) > whenever > > >I walk away from the car to shoot, and to haul the two 30lb Pelican cases > > >that contain it all in and out of hotels and inns, onto buses, trains, > etc. > > >Oh, and when surly border officials question us about why we are carrying > a > > >bunch of spy equipment, it will suddenly all belong to B.D! "Gee sir, I > > >don't know anything about that stuff. It belongs to this guy here. > > >No...sorry, I don't know him at all". Every evening, I'll have him do > the > > >downloading and backing up, while I go down to the bar. When we get > back, > > >we can all quiz him on the wonders of digital photography. > > > > > >All in fun! ;-) > > > > > >--Jim (tongue firmly in cheek) > > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > > www.tinamanley.com > > > > > > http://www.pdiphotos.com > > http://www.workbookstock.com > > http://www.newscom.com > > http://www.americanphotojournalist.com > > > > > > -- > > 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