Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I didn,t try to get in to that debate. I just wanted to point out that with a hybrid system you might have the best of both worlds in a cheaper system. Thanks for your reply. simon > Well Simon, > this is the sort of theoretical presentation that stopped me trying out > digital for a long time. I won't bore you with the history, but I > eventually did. Digital is MUCH more than the number of pixels (for a > photographer anyway). The prints I get from my Digital SLR are excellent > and whilst I am sure the theoretical resolution may not quite match the > very best slow films, for handheld use in variable light the digital > solution is superior. I judge this from prints. I am an engineer, and I > find it useful to reflect on the fact that if theory and practice > disagree, the theory is wrong. The area where film still beats digital > IMHE is dynamic range, but the problem with film is the difficulty in a > real life situation, of exploiting this benefit. > I travel a lot and notice, in people I meet, a profound difference between > people who have travelled the world and those who have not. Those who have > not tend to have a stereotyped (some would say brainwashed) view of other > countries based on the education system in their own country. Those that > have travelled and have seen things for themselves have a more realistic > view of the places they have seen. > The digital- film debate seems to be similar. Those who have not used > digital, and I refer here to digital SLR with reasonable size sensors, not > P&S devices with sensors the size of a fingernail - compare them to a > Minox or 16mm film compact, not a Leica 35mm please, have a quite > different view. > I enjoy using my Leicas but I usually get better prints from my digital > SLR. > Frank > > On 9 Nov, 2004, at 23:22, animal wrote: > >> Well if you buy a new R8 for 1700 US$ and the new digital back for 4500? >> and have no need for fast sports action you would be off a lot cheaper >> then any comparable system I think. >> According this >> http://clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.summary1.html > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information