Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/11/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I love your answer, George, and if I were able to describe my (amateur) feelings vs. film, they would be very similar: a part of the magic is gone. And I also agree lots of other good things are replacing it. But about not being able to work with the best material thus digital medium format backs: why don't you rent one when you need it? Over here it's become an accepted part of the client's budget, replacing the former development costs etc. Op 19-nov-05, om 21:30 heeft George Lottermoser het volgende geschreven: >> From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] PAW week 16 > >> And people think they need to shoot film....why? :-) > > For the look and pleasure that film cameras offer ;-) also for "fine > detail" on slow emulsions. > > I find myself relying on the 20d, carrying it always, finally arriving > at a work-flow-groove with digital imaging software. But I truly miss > using the M's (I fear that I won't be able to afford the digital > version), blads, and view cameras. There's definitely something > missing. > As I mentioned to someone off-list last week; re: view camera work - > after spending many moments to hours under a dark cloth to get > everything right - that moment when you close the shutter, stop > down to > that perfect f:stop and slide the film holder into the back and > grab the > cable release - m-m-m-m-good. Especially when the film holder holds > 8x10 > inches of film (the perfect negative IMHO, 11x14 and 12x20 was fun but > just too damn big). Then you get another rush, when in the darkroom > you > achieve perfect the development of that single negative. And another > when that print begins to appear in the tray. > > I love the look of a fine inkjet print. But I don't have the same > feeling when the thing comes out of the printer that I do when that > illusive image appears in a tray. > > There's also a magic when photographing in the studio, or on location > and the subject and/or client doesn't know what you've got "in the > can." > They just trust you; and only you know the magic you've succeeded or > failed to capture. > > Likewise when doing documentary work - the tension I felt with 5 rolls > of film in my pocket has disappeared. > > I'm not making a case for film. Simply, expressing the thoughts and > feelings which float about as my work flow changes. I could also > express > positive ideas and opinions about the digital work flow. The > sentimental > difference probably rests in the fact that I spent literally 45 > serious, > professional years with film in darkrooms, and only a few in this > digital capture/print realm. > > There's also something weird about not being able to afford to work > daily with best digital (medium format backs and scanning backs) after > cutting my teeth on 8x10 and hassy chromes from my teens on. For > all of > our digital toying around - looking at 5x7 jpg's on screen - anyone > who's serious about digital photography owes themselves a look at a > state-of-the-art digital file on a large, well calibrated monitor - > and > a lightjet print from same. Yes, film quality is possible but we're > not > getting it with our toys. Close. Maybe even close enough. But :-) > > regards, George > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >