Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Why does Elizabeth Heyert use a Deardorff? You'd think in the age of digital > or at least the Nikon 35mm she would use less cumbersome equipment. Not only > that, but she uses color film in that huge camera. The article didn't go into > those questions. I'm guessing good old not-so-swift has never actually seen a print from 8x10 colour negative beside one from 35mm or (heaven forbid) digital.... There is a qualitative and quantative difference between the two that is immediately obvious. Now whether the trade off between the systems in terms of their "cumbersome" nature is worth it is a different question. But the reason for using 8x10 is obvious and simple. tim a - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html