RE: [Leica] FS Moving On

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi Gene,

For Leica users, there is one issue that digicams may drive you crazy
with...and that's lag.  It takes forever from when you press the shutter to
when it takes the picture...at least forever in my photography use...and I
tend to miss a lot of images, that would have been caught with a film
camera.  That's why I am not using digicams for any photographs that require
instantaneous shutter release.

Though they claim they have improved that on the high end digicams, and I
haven't tried the latest crop, the not even a year old cameras I've tried,
still had a very noticeable lag.

And...they aren't a rangefinder ;-)

Austin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Gene
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 4:21 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] FS Moving On
>
>
> With Kodaks announcement of their new 14MP camera, I'm tempted to
> upgrade my
> present Oly c2500. I too have some under utilized equipment that
> I may part
> with to accomplish that. I cannot, however, imagine getting rid of ALL my
> film camreras. There are things that are suited for a range finder camera
> and others for a SLR, and even with 14MP I cannot imagine being without
> something that exposes real film. Nor can I imagine using one of
> those film
> cameras for something that was intended for the Web. I would consider
> stashing your favorite Leica and your favorite SLR with most popular lens
> combinations.
>
> Gene
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Hedger" <jrhedger@pdq.net>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 7:54 AM
> Subject: [Leica] FS Moving On
>
>
> > Due to constricted time available and the reality of what is keeping me
> from
> > doing a lot of shooting. I am going digital. I spent the summer
> > experimenting with an Olympus c2100 digital and realized the
> time lag with
> > film between exposure, development, scanning, cataloguing, photo
> > manipulating and printing was not working with my lifestyle. During my
> > college days I had scores of time to shoot, wet develop and
> print. I loved
> > every moment. At fifty, a more than full time career, three teenage
> driving
> > children and a project demanding wife doing a home upgrade, I cannot fit
> my
> > film based photographic pursuits into my life. Hence I have a bunch of
> great
> > equipment hanging around. I cannot run the children and wife
> off (it is a
> > love thing) and I cannot afford to have new and old equipment
> sitting idly
> > in their cases. I will not list everything here but I will be
> selling all
> my
> > film equipment. I have Nikon F, F2, F2 w/meter, scores of lenses, FM2n
> with
> > motor drive, M7, M6, M2, Lenses, SL w/lenses, light meters all going up
> for
> > sale here and then on to auction. Hope to buy a high end digital and
> couple
> > of lenses with the proceeds. I know I will regret the sale when the
> children
> > are gone and the house is finished. I did the same when I got out of
> college
> > and sold my last Leica kit, but that is life. I would rather
> shoot with a
> > more time friendly system to capture dear memories, than hold on to dear
> > memories with equipment. Over the years I have learned that the
> photographs
> > I have been happiest with, printed, matted and displayed were
> the product
> of
> > feeling and not a product of technique or "system" (even though I was
> > traditionally trained). Maybe I am just being lazy but I would rather
> > believe it is just recognizing that there is equipment out
> there when used
> > as a tool, with a minimal amount of effort allows me to produce
> images of
> > quality and content that makes me happy. In the end isn't this
> what we are
> > all doing this for? Except maybe the Professionals, which I gave up
> > aspirations to achieve in the early 70's when I left Brooks. If anyone
> would
> > like to discuss this please contact me privately via e mail at
> > jrhedger@pdq.net. I hope this is not misconstrued as a true FS
> as I prefer
> > to follow forum guidelines. The FS will follow on Friday.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Jim
> >
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