Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/02/15

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Subject: [Leica] The final gasp of MF film?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:59:28 -0600
References: <CB619BDA.1A564%mark@rabinergroup.com>

On Feb 15, 2012, at 4:28 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:

> I wonder how much of this needs to be wistful speculative theoretical
> conversation and not more normal LUG show and tell? Why are we not LOOKING
> AT IT?

Personally I have no desire to scan my sheet film (at this time).
For the most part I'm okay to have silver prints - as intended - from that 
sheet film - and that era.
(though it does occasionally cross my mind to revisit some negatives 
digitally).

I spent two years fighting with scanning.
If I can't see the grain of the film in the scan
in the same way that I saw it from a fine apo enlarging lens
then - what's the point - use the enlarger.

I did see "all the film had to offer" in my commercial work
when sending the film to a drum scanner (paid for by the client).
That experience spoils a person.

I came to the conclusion that:
film is made to print by contact or with an enlarger
(unless you can afford drum scans).
And if I was going to work digitally
that meant digital capture of the images.

I do see decent scans on this list on occasion.
At those times, I spend a brief moment fantasizing about revisiting film.
Then remember the amount of time it takes
to never really "get" what the film has to offer.

Bottom line, for me, I can't afford "quality" scans (or scanner);
either in terms of time or money.

YMMV

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
george at imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com
http://www.imagist.com/blog
http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist







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