[Leica] The economy of film...

[dlridings at gmail.com (Daniel Ridings)]

Nathan! Be careful!

If you cram in the wrong size CF card, you will ruin the meter!

:-)

I'll be in London in about 5 hours. We are going to miss each other by
a couple of hours :-(

Daniel


On 2/9/06, nathan.wajsman@planet.nl <nathan.wajsman@planet.nl> wrote:
> I am in London right now, and I took the CL and Tri-X for a change. Not
> bad, but (1) I am not sure if I have a bag on my shoulder (can't feel
> the weight) and (2) I cannot seem to find the histogram on the back of
> the CL.
>
> :-)
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
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> ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> Van: Richard <richard-lists@imagecraft.com>
> Datum: donderdag, februari 9, 2006 8:22 am
> Onderwerp: [Leica] The economy of film...
>
> > I know, I know, go out to make some photographs...
> >
> > One of the factors in digital's favor is cost. The film luddites
> > (*raise
> > hand*) arguments include depreciation of digital equipments and the
> > need to
> > get computer equipments etc. Another argument I have not heard much
> > is the
> > cost of doing B&W prints. I just knocked out an 11x14 print of the
> > Taiko
> > guy for the Taiko classroom, and the cost is pretty much the paper
> > (~$1.20)
> > plus pennies for the chemical. I use a RH Design Analyzer so I
> > didn't waste
> > paper doing test strips (to be fair, the print is slightly light
> > and I
> > would have added another 1/3 stop if I am aiming for higher
> > quality.
> > However, for this purpose, it's good enough). I have a Nova print
> > processor
> > so the chemical last for several weeks. If I use my Epson 1280, the
> > paper
> > is about $2.00 and the B&W MIS ink has to be in the range of $1 or
> > more. I
> > doubt the Epson Ultrachrome ink for the new R2400 is cheaper, so we
> > are
> > looking at 2x the cost per print.
> >
> > I also enjoy the visual feedback with the wet prints, I can change
> > the
> > paper grade and see the noticeable differences on the prints. There
> > is
> > something more immediate about making adjustment with exposure time
> > and
> > paper grade, and then see the results...
> >
> > Not that I am trashing digital of course. All color stuff goes
> > there, and
> > of course it probably would be far easier to do anything beyond
> > basic
> > dodging and burning using Photoshop. Different tools for the
> > different
> > needs....
> >
> > // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,
> > please
> > use richard at imagecraft.com)
> >
> >
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