Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Could this help with your 2" screen ............... the bellows and magnifier! B. On 13-jan-2006, at 18:53, Don Dory wrote: > Bob, > There is an interesting curve based on the relationship of age and or > computer failure to the number of prints made. Older folks tend to > value > pictures that can be shown even if they also do fairly > sophisticated slide > shows with their digital images. Also, for those whose hard drive has > crashed or whose card has failed the number of prints made goes up > exponentially. > > We do owe Kodak a deep debt for the years of marketing money they > put into > valuing having pictures of memorable moments. > > Besides, I never could get much out of a 2" screen and when using a > slide I > pretty much use a 10X loop. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 1/13/06, Bob Haight <rhaightjr@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Consumers shoot digital because of the instant >> feedback and ease to upload to a computer. >> Interesting, that the desire for prints continues to >> decline as folks are content just to email and save >> images on their computers. Bob H. >> >> --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@comcast.net> wrote: >> >>> Suggesting that people are primarily shooting >>> digital because of the 'herd' >>> mentality, is a bit like suggesting that people gave >>> up glass plates and >>> moved on to film because of the 'herd' mentality. >>> >>> >>> On 1/13/06 10:42 AM, "Luis Miguel Casta?eda" >>> <lmc@interlink.es> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On 13/01/2006, at 15:06, Don Dory wrote: >>>> >>>>> Luis, >>>>> No, the herd mentality has set in. [...] >>>>> For the heavy shooter obviously the economics >>> change pretty quickly. >>>> >>>> well, I was joking in part, but your comment >>> pointed some interesting >>>> facts. >>>> >>>> a) People don't want the best thing for them, they >>> just want what >>>> their neighbourg already has. >>>> b) People don't ask caring your advice, they only >>> want to hear what >>>> they are lusting for. >>>> c) If you dont know what to say, say new. >>>> >>>> Recently I was shooting polaroid for fun. It was >>> the spectra film, >>>> well balancend color and quite sharp. Someone came >>> around saying that >>>> polaroids looked fine but they are very expensive. >>> After a bit of >>>> chat I knew that he bought a $300 digicam (his >>> second one), $100 on >>>> gadgets, $200 on a little printer and upgraded his >>> computer ($900) to >>>> have it all working. He spent $1500 before the >>> first shot but he was >>>> pretending that he was shooting for free. I got my >>> last polaroid for >>>> $1 on a eb*y auction plus $8 for shipping, paid >>> about $10 for film, >>>> still $1481 on my pocket left to shot, so I will >>> have nearly 1500 >>>> prints before getting where he was starting and >>> without counting >>>> paper etc for the printer. So we have to define >>> what's expensive. >>>> >>>> Obviously this tale can be reversed easily, and it >>> should be, >>>> depending of needs. I wont shoot nothing else than >>> digital if I was >>>> working for daily media. >>>> >>>> About heavy shooters... the old myth/fact that >>> said that as more you >>>> shoot, you will become a better photog has settled >>> well, but they >>>> forget that when you can preview instantly what >>> you're doing it does >>>> not have sense to soot more. If there is no time >>> to fix and >>>> understand the how and why no matter how many >>> shoots you make, unless >>>> they have fun with it, nothing photographic in it. >>> :) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Saludos >>>> ----------------------------------------- >>>> http://imaginarymagnitude.net/blog/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug >>> for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for >>> more information >>> >> >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information