Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with you when it comes to 35mm film, Ted, but I must admit to being quite taken with my 6x9 negatives from the Fuji. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog YNWA On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:37 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Lluis Ripoll said: >>>> M7, Elmarit 28mm Asph, Plus X..... Film is better! <<<< > > Nathan Offered: >>> > Very nice, Lluis, especially the 2nd and last one. I don't know if >>> > film > is better, it is just different.<<<< > > Hi both, :-) > > Lluis and Nathan a couple of questions? > > 1/ Why do you say "Film is better?" > > 2/ "Where do you think film is better?" > > Since I became "Hooked on digital," it has never occurred to me to ever go > back to film..... "OF ANY KIND!" Or even think about it. And don't miss it > for one milli-second! > > I shoot nothing but digital with various cameras and I still expose the > neat things I did with film. Actually, I think in colour "digital colour > is immediate, result is right there in a moment!" No need to or rarely > need to bracket frame after frame as we did with film. Nor do I have to > take it to the lab, wait for the developing a couple of hours? Days? > Weeks? Depending which film I was using? > > And as I understand from Tina and others, today there is software? I think > that's what it is? You can make digital images look like they were shot on > film. But being me, my response is always "WHY? AND WHO CARES?" Certainly > if the content is a smashing great content! After all isn't it the content > that matters most and not whether the image looks like Tri-x, Kodachrome > or whatever?Just a couple of early morning thoughts and questions. > cheers, > ted > > ================================================ > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at > frozenlight.eu> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:02 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] The MACBA & El Raval > > >> Very nice, Lluis, especially the 2nd and last one. I don't know if film >> is better, it is just different. >> >> Saludos, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: >> >>> The MACBA is the Museum of art contemporary in Barcelona >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020228w.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020227w.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020216w.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020210w.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020208w.jpg.html >>> >>> M7, Elmarit 28mm Asph, Plus X..... Film is better! >>> >>> >>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >>> >>> Saludos >>> Lluis >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/ >>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll >>> Blog: >>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >