Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/07/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen to that!
S. Dimitrov
> From: "Greg Locke" <locke@straylight.ca>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 11:59:42 -0230
> To: "'Leica Users Group'" <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost
>
> Indeed,
>
> Last week, I had a magazine art director ask me if I knew how to shoot film
> !!! Seriously. They needed quality and their regular shooters don't have
> film cameras any more.
>
> At least 6 times a year I gets calls for 4X5 work.(which I don't do but
> subcontract to a friend)
>
Digital is only doing to photography what photography did to painting.
Returning it to the talented :^)
>
>
>
> Greg Locke
> St. John's, Newfoundland
>
> --- SOUND SYMPOSIUM XII --
> International Festival of New Music and Art
> Daily photo coverage at
> http://blog.greglocke.com
> July 8 - 18, 2004
> St. John's, Newfoundland
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org
>> [mailto:lug-bounces+locke=straylight.ca@leica-users.org] On
>> Behalf Of Karen Nakamura
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 11:52 AM
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Reality Check re: Digital vs Film vs Cost
>>
>>> Maybe the % of non-pro photographers that shoot 120 or 220 (or even
>>> 35mm) and that take photography seriously (as opposed to
>>> family-holidays-... point and shooters) is a bit too small
>> to keep the
>>> traditonal film factories turning?
>>
>> Considering that 4x5, 5x7, and 8x10 sheet film is still
>> available, I don't think we have anything seriously to worry
>> about for the next 5-10 years. Talk about a small market.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>>
>> --
>> Karen Nakamura
>> http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/
>> _______________________________________________
>> Leica Users Group.
>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Leica Users Group.
> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information