Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen! -------------- Original message from Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>: -------------- > If everybody would get off the silliness of constant comparison of > film/digital and realize that it's all photography merely recorded on a > different medium. > > AND!!! "The Essence of Photography" does not change because of one or the > other. > > One is only as good as the person holding the camera and understanding > Photoshop and or how to expertly work in the darkroom! > > Just get real everybody, if one likes film hey go for it and if one is > completely into digital do the same, simply because aren't we discussing > and > showing photographs? > > So we have a mish mash of cameras, lenses and vision why not just get it > through some folks heads both mediums are here for a very long time! After > all when the photographic process came on the scene some 150 or more years > ago it was predicted art painting would die! And? It never did and many > artists use photography to capture scenes so they can paint them at a more > appropriate time in their lives. > > The bottom line is .... everyone ended up gaining as we'll see years from > now when film , although in a limited quantity is still around for those > wishing to use it. > > I think it a travesty if this family were separated simply because the old > saying " United we stand, Divided we fall!" is quite appropriate in this > case! > > It's photography for crying out loud! Live with it and enjoy what one > person > does with digital and another person with film! > > ted > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information