Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I just came back from a Dan Burkholder workshop...fantastic workshop if you get a chance to attend one. He is making a living doing fine art photography using a Nikon 5000 (a digital point and shoot) and shoots almost all digital now...ultimately printing on platinum in a wet darkroom from a digital negative. So there are people out there making a living with digital without going all the way to a high end digital camera. DJ - --- Mike Durling <durling@widomaker.com> wrote: > With the lower cost of entry the D60 and D100 are > being purchased by > people who shoot for the fun of it and maybe want to > start making a > living at it. I have one friend who just got a D60 > for just those > reasons. By the way, he waited 2-3 months for it to > come in. > > Mike D > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > > I hear that a lot of the digital stuff is being > bought by companies ... > > not photographers who have to invoice their costs. > A friend of mine, a > > successful freelancer, now for AP, is totally > digital, so it's not all > > companies and corporations. He wouldn't be able to > hold his job without > > it. He hasn't gone into a darkroom for several > years and hasn't used > > film for about three. He's your photojournalist. > Let's see if I remember > > his link correctly: > > > > http://www.oz.net/~phojo (yep, it was right). > > > > Daniel > > > > > > > >> From: "Stuart Phillips" <Stuart.Phillips@umb.edu> > >> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >> Subject: RE: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks > that digital isn't > >> really... > >> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2002 11:01:36 -0400 > >> > >> And I thought I was cynical! I agree - digital > is sure here to stay. > >> Having said that. The prices are high and I'd > love to see how a lot of > >> this gear is being paid for in billings. The > in-built obsolescence of > >> much of digital equipment is frightening however, > and at least in my > >> field (IT training), it's a race as to whether > you can get a return from > >> the equipment before it breaks, becomes outdated > etc. > >> > >> Stuart Phillips > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: B. D. Colen [mailto:bdcolen@earthlink.net] > >> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 10:12 AM > >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> Subject: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that > digital isn't > >> really... > >> > >> ...here yet... > >> > >> As of this a.m., the Nikon D1x at about $4650, > D1h at $3560, D100 at > >> $1995, > >> and Canon D60 at $2195, are ALL out-of-stock at > B&H - but no problem > >> finding > >> a Leica M7, M6 or R8. And, for that matter, I > wonder if anyone noted the > >> fact that on this week's LUG sale day one of the > dealers was already > >> offering M7 demos at below the price of a new M6? > That sure doesn't bode > >> well this soon after the camera's much heralded > release. > >> > >> B. D. > >> Cynical Even On Sunday > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On > Behalf Of Aram > >> Langhans > >> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 9:48 AM > >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Essence of where we live - > anybody else? > >> > >> > >> I've been giving it the old college try, too. I > should have a few rolls > >> shot by the end of the day. > >> > >> Aram > >> > >> > >> > Date: Sat, 3 Aug 2002 14:44:45 -0400 > >> > From: "Mitch Zeissler" > <zeissler@directvinternet.com> > >> > Subject: [Leica] Essence of where we live - > anybody else? > >> > Message-ID: > >> > <DLEKLNGGBBCIABLMALOHOEJMCFAA.zeissler@directvinternet.com> > >> > References: > >> > > >> > All... > >> > > >> > I've been out shooting up a storm for this, > anyone else able to report > >> some > >> > progress? > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > /Mitch > >> > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >> -- > >> To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print > your photos: > > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html