Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am sure you are right Tina. In fact the quality of digital made me realise there was a lot more to lens performance than just resolution. In pure resolution terms slow B&W film has more potential than even the latest digital but prints from even my first 3.3 megapixel canon D30 looked as good as prints from film up to A4, so it clearly was not only sharpness which was impressing. What I miss about using the M Leica is the light weight simple, controls which I know so well, feel and size. I will never go back either. Frank On 14 Jan, 2006, at 02:01, Tina Manley wrote: > At 01:12 PM 1/13/2006, you wrote: >> So, yes, I think that the 95-99 percent market penetration of digital >> cameras is largely a function of herd mentality. >> >> Don > > Don - This is definitely not true of the professional photographers > that I know. Every single one has switched to digital for > practical and esthetic reasons. The quality is equal to or better > than 35mm film. The flexibility of digital is much greater. The > freedom to experiment without worrying about wasting film is > wonderful. The immediacy of seeing what you have photographed is > invaluable. I don't regard my digital files as any less permanent > than the slides hanging in my filing cabinets. The ability to send > digital files by e-mail or ftp instead of making dupes and sending > them through the mail has revolutionized the way that photographers > do business. > > I would never go back. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information