Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I will never go back to film. Life is too short. Tina On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 3:30 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Dan, > Oh, I am sure of that! > > I feel that digital output is still better than darkroom output, though, > even for B&W. IMHO, there is simply no comparison, in the complete > workflow, from capture to print. As I said, others may have different > opinions and I respect that - I know Lluis does, and we have discussed this > many, many times privately, and in the end we just amicably agree to > disagree, and go on with what suits us individually! However, I find the > exchange of views very useful, leading to invaluable insights. > > Cameras are tools for me, and digital cameras, Fuji & Nikon, one for street > and one for wildlife, are my tools of choice at this point of time. The > Fuji GFX50S is tempting, and exerting a siren's song, but I cannot see how > I have any use for it that makes it superior to my existing gear, for my > type of photography, and the sizes I print at present. A printer that > accepts 24" wide paper, instead of 17" that my Epson 3885 uses might be a > better choice right now! > > I have a fair amount of film camera equipment gathering dust on my shelves > and in the bank locker, more, I am sure, than most of the most committed > film shooters around - Leica IIIF and IIIG, Nikon F Apollo. F2AS, > F3Titanium, F4, F100, Canon and Nikon Rangefinders, Rollei TLRs, Mamiya > 645E - except for the Leicas, all of them were originally bought by my > family - uncles, aunts, father, myself - and finally found their way to me. > Most of these are with me because I did not have the wit (or the heart) to > sell them in time. This after selling most of my Leica film equipment in > London a few years ago (M3, M2, R6.2 and 10 lenses)! > > Pens and watches, on the other hand, are hobbies, passions which make them > an emotional issue, while cameras are just a utilitarian one! I am > particularly fond of JLR and IWC in watches, and Pelikan as well as the > Japanese trio, Namiki/Pilot, Sailor and Platinum as far as pens are > concerned, and primarily these are what I use. > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Jayanand > > > > You might be more analog oriented than you think. > > > > I actually like collecting and using old fully mechanical watches and > apart > > from the antique look, almost all that I have are accurate and they run > > like clockwork. I also write with fountain pens in my work and cheap ones > > perform really well. So it looks that we have much in common. > > > > Dan K. > > > > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > > gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > > > I disagree, I think film is nowhere as good as digital, but to each his > > > own.....:-) (Hey - I use mechanical watches and fountain pens!!!) > > > > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 3:18 AM, lluisripollphotography < > > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > Gerry, Dan > > > > > > > > I?m agree of course, but film is not only nostalgia, it is better > > quality > > > > than pixels technologies? > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > > > El 3 juny 2017, a les 23:23, Dan Khong <dankhong at gmail.com> va > > > escriure: > > > > > > > > > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > Film and darkroom is far from dead. Ilford is revived as > > Harman-Ilford. > > > > > Kodak still makes films both for still photography and > > cinematographic > > > > > industry. Seems Star Wars and latest Bond movie were shot on film. > > Once > > > > in > > > > > a while, I set up my darkroom (bedroom for the dry part and > > connecting > > > > > bathroom for the wet part) and enlarge a dozen prints. Nothing > beats > > > the > > > > > smell of fixer for nostalgia. > > > > > > > > > > Bests > > > > > > > > > > Dan K. > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jun 3, 2017 at 6:34 PM, lluisripollphotography < > > > > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Jayanand, > > > > >> > > > > >> The best B&W is from the darkroom, now I?ve been back I regret to > > have > > > > >> spent so much time and money on digital?. > > > > >> > > > > >> Cheers > > > > >> Lluis > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>> El 16 maig 2017, a les 5:05, Jayanand Govindaraj < > > jayanand at gmail.com > > > > > > > > >> va escriure: > > > > >>> > > > > >>> If it catches anybody's fancy! > > > > >>> > > > > >>> https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/175814937/filmlab-an- > > > > >> app-for-viewing-and-digitizing-analog-f > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Cheers > > > > >>> Jayanand > > > > >>> > > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley www.tinamanley.com tina-manley.artistwebsites.com http://www.alamy.com/stock-photography/3B49552F-90A0-4D0A-A11D-2175C937AA91/Tina+Manley.html