Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It's seems like a fascinating tool. What if you'd returned from a digital shoot and felt, "Darn! Wish I'd been shooting Kodachrome 200 or Velvia 100 this afternoon--that would have been the perfect choice." Or, more likely, you might not want to wait for K200 or Velvia to return from the lab--but now you could achieve close to the same effect in the final images. It was inevitable that something like this would occur--I recall someone in the late 90s predicting that one day we'd be able to dial a Kodachrome setting on a digital camera. Looks like we're getting to that point. In a sense, it reminds me of digital pianos: they can sound very good, almost close to the real thing. However, even though the sound keeps getting better, they are not an exact substitute. A trained ear knows better. Best, Jim -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+jshul=comcast.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Don Dory Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2006 7:46 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] When We Have All-Digital Sensor Leicas... Jim, I think that while I will go digital for some things this year, film is still available so I don't think that software is the answer for small time folks like myself. Now for a commercial shooter or stock, the ability to make your images look like something else is a definate advantage. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 4/16/06, Jim Shulman <jshul@comcast.net> wrote: > > ...and still miss our film, there's always: > http://www.alienskin.com/exposure/index.html > > Some of the simulations are downright scary--like GAF 500 (I remember that > stuff well, grain the size of bowling balls.) > > Jim Shulman > Bryn Mawr, PA > > >