Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's true, Doug, but only about, what - 5% - of people on this list are selling their photographs for publication. The question then is whether a particular film or digital sensor can capture photographs that can be used to produce outstanding prints in sizes that the photographer calls for. And there are plenty of digital SLRs around today that will fill that bill, and not need to be replaced for technical reasons. On 11/2/05 11:20 AM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> There's another reason to go back to or stay with film. Digital >>> cameras today are where computers were ten years ago. They're in a >>> horsepower (MegaPixel, noise level)/Feature (e.g., LCD size) race. >>> Buy one today and it's obsolete in a year or year and a half at most. >> >> I don't really agree. My Nikon D100 is older than that, and I've never >> felt that it is obsolete. On the contrary, I haven't even come close >> to tapping in on its potential yet. >> >> It cost me an arm and a leg back then, but has been worth every penny. >> >> Sure, there are bigger and better things out there now, but since I >> haven't outgrown it, it doesn't feel like a problem. > > The problem is that as the newer and better equipment becomes available the > minimum acceptable publication standards also change. It wasn't long ago > that > this photo http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/lagomorphs/pika00.jpg sold > well to book and magazine publishers, including Audubon magazine. Films > and > lenses have improved enough since the photo was made that photo editors are > now expecting better technical quality, and this particular photo is no > longer > usable in many markets. > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information