Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right, Kim - I've forgotten the Washington Post's coverage of Watergate from 1972-74; I've gotten the New York Times publication of the Pentagon Papers; I've forgotten the front pages of man walking on the moon; I've forgotten the coverage of every major event in American public life since I started to read. Hell, I've even forgotten what was posted on the LUG this morning. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Teresa299@aol.com Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 12:35 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] epson digital RF report pages In a message dated 3/12/04 7:26:07 AM, bdcolen@earthlink.net writes: << Sorry, Sam, but this is just so much - noise. Most of my work does NOT require instant turn around, and I am not being forced by any bosses to go with digital. But I am finding more and more that not only is digital giving me - in most cases - the quality film gives me - but it is also giving me more options. *Digital gives me the ability to shoot color and have much easier control over that color - without paying for color film or processing. *Digital gives me the ability to have 12 - count 'em - 24 different film types in my camera for each and every shot - 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 asa daylight color film; 100, 200, 400, 800, 1600, and 3200 tungsten color film; 100,200,400,800,1600, and 3200 asa pan black and white film; and 100, 200,400,800,1600, and 3200 asa ortho black and white film. *Digital gives me the freedom to shoot for my own pleasure without worrying for a nanosecond about cost; cost may not be an issue for you, but it sure is for me, and cost constraints severely limit my personal shooting when I'm using film. *Digital gives me instant feedback - when and if I want it - to adjust exposure, color balance, etc. - and make sure that I'm getting what I want. *Digital cuts my time to output IF I'm going quick and dirty. If I'm going for quality, there is as much time involved in digital post-shoot work as there is in scanning and printing film. >> good points. The computer screen is a great leveler too. If I was going to shoot porn for one of those porn sites, where the need was lots of sex shots as soon as possible, I'd go digital too. Think of all the money I'd save on film and processing costs...I could switch ISO's as my models changed 'looks', and just how with news the end line consumer isn't looking for art either they're just looking for shots and timely ones at that, as soon as I was done shooting I could upload it to my editor, and basically, just like most newspapers, after a couple weeks, porn is pretty much forgettable/disposable as well too. I think in these cases, of economy, (porn and news), digital is a godsend. - -kim - -- 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