Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I hardly consider that an "accusation," or a slur for that matter - I wonder why you do - Reality Check 101. On 12/27/06 11:04 AM, "telyt@earthlink.net" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > B.D., I don't appreciate being labelled as one who is > "worrying about the 'film-vs.-digital' issue". Please either substantiate > this accusation or keep your planting emotions in others' words to > yourself. > > If you cannot substantiate such accusations then don't make them. > Journalism 101. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > Original Message: > ----------------- > From: B. D. Colen bd@bdcolenphoto.com > Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:56:31 -0500 > To: lug@leica-users.org > Subject: Re: [Leica] Best flash for M8? > > > Doug, there are people using film, and people using digital. There are also > people who recognize the foolishness of calling the flash system for > digital > a "work around," and who recognize that that kind of thinking is based on > the belief that real photography=film - whether or not one has sprung for a > DMR - and anything else is a "work around." Film is film; digital is > digital. There is high speed, add-on lighting designed to work with the > requirements of film, and high speed, add-on lighting designed to work with > the requirements of digital. Designers of things digital no more have to > "work around" issues related to the sensor, than designers of things film > had to "work around" the slit of the focal plane shutter, or the particular > sensitivities of film - they designed FOR them. > > > > > On 12/27/06 8:28 AM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: > >> B.D., being the respected and experienced word-journalist that you are, >> you no doubt know how to research the facts to back up your statements. >> How about you research the LUG archives and point out to us where I >> indicated that I'm "worrying about the 'film-vs.-digital' issue"? >> >> The fact is that there are people using film, there are people using >> digital, some use both and some have used one and not the other. From >> the perspective of many people on this list TTL flash on a digital >> camera is unfamiliar. The camera and flash makers had to work around >> the sensor reflectance issue before TTL flash would work reliably. >> >> Doug Herr >> Birdman of Sacramento >> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >> >> On Dec 26, 2006, at 7:58 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >> >>> The fact that it's a work around would only be 'relevant' to someone >>> still >>> worrying about the 'film v. digital' issue. The point is that it >>> works. >>> It's not a 'work around,' it's simply the way flash now works with >>> cameras. >>> >>> >>> On 12/26/06 10:30 PM, "Douglas Herr" <telyt@earthlink.net> wrote: >>> >>>> what was this supposed to mean, B. D.? It's a work-around no matter >>>> who does it and not the real-time TTL flash that works with film >>>> cameras. >>>> >>>> Doug Herr >>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>> >>>> On Dec 26, 2006, at 6:58 PM, B. D. Colen wrote: >>>> >>>>> Well, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and Col. Sanders have figured out these >>>>> "work >>>>> arounds," so I assume that the superb German engineers who designed >>>>> the M8 >>>>> have as well. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12/26/06 11:54 AM, "telyt@earthlink.net" <telyt@earthlink.net> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>> M-TTL flash technology ensures natural flash >>>>>>> illumination through the activation of a >>>>>>> metering pre-flash. >>>>>> >>>>>> This is the sort of work-around I was thinking of. >>>>>> >>>>>> Doug Herr >>>>>> Birdman of Sacramento >>>>>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> mail2web - Check your email from the web at >>>>>> http://mail2web.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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information