Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/04/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am with Tina on this one. No nostalgia. If you look in the archives, you will probably see posts from me from 2-3-4 years ago stating that hell would freeze over before I switched to digital or something to that effect. Well, as a Danish politician once said, "You have an opinion until you change it". For me, seeing was believing. In June last year a friend from Denmark came to visit me. He is a photographer whose work I have always liked very much, and he brought his Canon 10D. I had an opportunity to use it for 3 days, really experiment with it, get to know it, and see the results on my computer and in print. Seeing is believing. The experience convinced me that a DSLR can produce output on par with film, and in October I bought my 20D. As ISO speeds of 100-400 it produces results on par with film of corresponding speed; at 800 and higher it produces results far superior to film. This, and the undeniable convenience of shooting some pictures and seeing the results on the computer the same day, is what made me switch. Not clients (I am an amateur), not any love of gadgets (I am quite happy with my mobile phone and PDA, both of which are a couple of years old), not any desire to own the latest and greatest. Simply quality and convenience. Those who do not believe me and make denigrating comments about this new medium have either never really tried to work with it or are simply so closed-minded that no amount of evidence will convince them. That's fine with me. To which her own, live and let live etc. I certainly do not miss film. I do miss shooting with a Leica M6, because it is still in my view the finest piece of photo equipment ever made. Hopefully one day a digital version of it will exist at a price I can afford. If not, then I will just stick with the Canons. What is most important in the end is the images. One other comment: despite all kinds of technical explanations to the contrary, most of which go over my head, it is clear to me that putting superior optics (such as a Leica R lens) on a digital body results in superior images, just as it does with film. It is interesting to see that on the Fred Miranda Canon forum there is right now quite a lot of discussion about Leica R and Zeiss lenses, adapters to use those lenses on Canon EOS bodies and related subjects. These are people who have no emotional attachment to Leica, but I guess many of them have discovered the joy of Leica glass. Perhaps this is a hint about one possible future of the company. Nathan Tina Manley wrote: > At 10:35 PM 4/27/2005, you wrote: > >> So I guess what I am really wondering is, how many of us on the list are >> somewhat nostalgic for film, or have genuinely embraced the digital >> revolution? >> >> Don > > > No nostalgia here. I'm looking at the photos, not the medium. I do > miss my M's and would love to have digital M. I'm enjoying the instant > gratification of digital and learning more about my Canons every day. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com