Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Digital handles high contrast way better. Way as in "way". Roughly speaking digital is infinitely more controllable that film. -- Mark R. http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > From: Jean-Michel Mertz <j2m46 at hotmail.fr> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:31:35 +0200 > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] film again!! > > > Thanks for your comment, Jim. My impression is that film handles harsh > contrast and depth of colour slightly better. My M8 does a marvelous job > with > colour, no doubt, and specifically when light is fading, but I have a hard > time getting the same blues and reds and yellows the (very) ancient IIIC > and > lens provide! But this is a very partial point of view, I know.Jean-Michel >> From: jshulman at judgecrater.com >> Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:16:27 -0400 >> To: lug at leica-users.org >> Subject: Re: [Leica] film again!! >> >> The camera in your hand puts no camera to shame. >> >> Jim Shulman >> Wynnewood, PA >> Who still, kicking and screaming, shoots film. Except when he doesn't. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org >> [mailto:lug-bounces+jshulman=judgecrater.com at leica-users.org] On >> Behalf Of >> Jean-Michel Mertz >> Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 9:12 AM >> To: lug LEICA USERS ORGANISATION; image store lug group >> Subject: [Leica] film again!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I've just posted a series on Venice - film, leica IIIc (1946), Elmar 35 - >> 3,5 (1938) ... Well, I was wondering whether film did not, sometimes, >> depending on available light, time of day, etc. put digital to shame ... ? >> Thanks for your comments (the pics are classic postcards of a place >> everyone has photographed hundreds of times!). >> Jean-Michel >> >> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Jean-Michel/VENISE/F1000031.jpg.html> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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