Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Right on. I'm divided. For some pictures, I love an extended post processing regimen to get a print or a Web JPEG out. But alot of the other times, it's just a big PITA for me. I'm not exactly sure what distinguishes the two cases, but I do find futzing with B&W scans more gratifying than futzing with color scans or digi shots. I guess color is still something of a mystery to me, so I feel like I'm fishing around instead of exercising creative control. But that's just me. Scott David Rodgers wrote: >Scott wrote: > > > >>>I'll just add that while I use a DSLR alongside my M's, for a small >>> >>> >pocket >camera, I much prefer to simply shoot good old 135 format film. << > >Much forgotten nowadays, I think, is the ease of getting actual prints >by dropping film off at a 1-hour lab. I'm not advocating digital over >film, or visa versa. But I also don't think digital is necessarily >across the board cheaper/faster/easier than film. > >For instance, sometimes it's nice to just drop off film and a short time >later have prints handed to me. It's worth the cost, particularly since >I'm more careful when to press the shutter with film. > >Even though I have an efficient digital workflow (with way too much >invested in software and hardware) it still can seem a chore at times to >download and review files and generate prints. I already spend way too >much time in front of a computer. So processing the "old fashioned" way >has its appeal. I enjoy shooting film! It's easy. It's a nice escape. > >daveR > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act)