Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/02

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Subject: Re: [Leica] digital in low light
From: Frank Dernie <Frank.Dernie@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 01:55:21 +0000

My recommendation, Clive, would be to try it for yourself. I did and  
drew my own conclusions. I now have an opinion based on my own  
experience.
cheers
Frank
On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 09:49  pm, sam wrote:

> Clive, I think I'm going to drop out of the film vs digital thread. I  
> haven't heard even one point that would make me go digital. It's not  
> like I don't LIKE digital people; I merely don't want them living in  
> my neighborhood :)
>
> Sam S
>
>
>
> Clive Moss wrote:
>
>> ...sam said the following on 2/2/2004 1:21 AM:
>>> I'm I missing something? ...
>>> <http://photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index- 
>>> frameset.html?tripods.html~mainFrame>
>> Tells me about tripods. What did you mean to point to?
>>> <http://www.butterflydesigns.net/tests/film_digital.htm>
>> ...
>> This proves that large format is better then small format. If a Leica  
>> was compared with a 5x4, the same conclusion would emerge. Guess we  
>> should not touch this new-fangled 35mm stuff. It does not us indulge  
>> in the true craft of peering at a dim upside down image on a ground  
>> glass under a focusing hood :-)
>> The Leica would be uneconomical as well, by his reasoning. An M6 with  
>> a Noctilux would be double the cost of his digital equipment.
>
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