Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 6, 2013, at 10:16 AM, Chris Saganich wrote: > One parallel regarding digital and film format is that it is a function of > economy and necessarily chosen to reflect the economic artistic strata you > wish to participate. Being a film user in 2013 I'm doomed to participating > in the lowest strata regardless of my Leica MP and the difference between > my results or those of a K1000 are meaningless today. Whether a full frame > compact can compete with new digital M is too narrow an issue for > meaningful opinions about output, but if your goal is MOMA you better be > saving for a digital 10x8. When I began working for a commercial studio, in 1960, 85 % of all the advertising work was shot on 8x10 film. By the time I left in 65 or 66 It was 85% 4x5 By the mid to late 70s 120 was doing a lot of advertising and catalog work. Why? Film and Optical improvements. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist