[Leica] The MACBA & El Raval NOW FILM???? QUESTION??

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (tedgrant at shaw.ca)]

Nathan Wajsman OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [Leica] The MACBA & El Raval NOW FILM????


>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.

Hi  Nathan,
Since the days of digital and having shot some new images in Operating 
rooms.  I wondered if my medical books all shot on Tri-x at ASA 800 and 
developed and printed myself. Would the same images shot in digital have 
been as strong in reproduction, lighting and any other film technical things 
one can think off? Your reaction good Sir?

Despite some of my digital B&W photos look not bad at all, in some 
situations they just don't have what I'll call the "Magic look of film?" Not 
always! In these cases I have put it down to my lack of digital technical 
experience of the system. Rather than saying out and out... "digital can't 
produce what film does in B&W." In my case, any discrepancies in quality 
look between film and digital surely fall squarely on my untrained 
shoulders. Maybe?

I have a Digilux 2 that I can lock into a "SHOOT B&W IMAGES MODE!" When you 
look through the view finder it's a B&W world and click! It can easily 
influence how and what you see as a B&W world. You have recorded a B&W image 
as seen. To my early surprise the image quality has been not bad at all. The 
weird thing is, looking through the viewfinder at a B&W world, then take the 
camera away from your eye and see the same scene in natural living colour. 
:-)

Certainly a very quick way of comparing... "Is it better in B&W or colour?" 
:-) CLICK! :-)

I'm not attempting to start a full blown "US or THEM!" As in "FILM vs 
DIGITAL" battle, more of a sample of peoples experience. I realize a tough 
call as we see a print differently, not always. However?

And please folks let's not go all wild and weird with technicalities that 
many wont understand. Certainly me! :-( Just remember "KISS" when giving a 
"why this or why that" good bad or ugly reason one is different.... I'm not 
saying better!

cheers,
Dr. ted :-)