Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, as least for me, it has happened. Three years ago. In the spring of 2001 my wife and I saw the exhibit: "Dual Visions of the American West: Photographs by Macduff Everton and David Muensch" at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. These were at least 25 medium and large format film images, hi-resolution scanned and lightjet printed to at least 30" x 40" and they were breathtaking. In one hour, I was convinced beyond all doubt, at least on the scan and print side. Granted, Muensch used state-of-the-art digital scan-and-print equipment probably costing >$100K, but in the intervening three years desktop quality has come up and the price has come down to the point that anyone with $5K to spend can acquire a hardware rig that can produce exhibition quality 16" x 20" digital prints, assuming pristine technique in the film capture. Although I have and use a Nikon DSLR for some things, I love to shot film and probably will not leave it behind totally, unless and until the Leica R Digimodule or the M Digital becomes a viable reality. Len Leonard J Kapner E-Mail: ljkapner@cox.net Tel: (310) 377-5060 / Mobile: (310) 291-0140 - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of David Rodgers Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 3:42 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: Re: [Leica] Reasons to use film Was film was just a crutch that allowed photographers to limp through the 20th Century until the invention of digital photography? I'm curious to see if anyone will, with digital, match the work done by masters of the past. Has it happened yet? - -- 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