Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Crew, I've just taken a break from scanning roughly 250 35mm TMY negatives rated at ASA 800 from one of my medical books. And making 13 X 19 size prints for an exhibition. A very interesting project even though I've scanned lots of slides and B&W negs in the past this episode is an eye opener to say the least. If I were to say ."shooting digital is an idiots way of photography" it would be ridiculous. It isn't! It's just a different fashion of recording our images. Is it better? NOPE!!! Certainly not when you look at these prints from film! Actually never thought I'd say or admit something like this. But they are different, basically it comes down to this, "To each his own!" There's no point knocking ones brains out comparing and trying to say one is better than the other. Because quite frankly right now I'd have no problem saying, "digital just doesn't cut it like film!" But that would be ridiculous, as I have 13 X 19 prints from digital images that would knock yer socks off. But there surely is a difference when you see these prints because they look better than wet tray prints and I always prided myself at being a pretty good printer when the situation called for it! I'm using an EPSON 2200 printer with EPSON "Ultra Smooth Fine Art Paper" and they have the look and feel of well made wet tray prints.. only better! But it's got to be the film that's making them look so cool! The Scanner is a "Polaroid Sprintscan" film scanner. At 4000 dpi. So for what it's worth if any are interested a kind of new discovery on my part. The plan is.. "Never shoot film and digital" on the same assignment and expect to have identical looking print images! FWIW!!!!!!!!!! Ol' doc ted :-)