Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/24

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Subject: [Leica] Getting into Leica - or digital?
From: jknotzke at shampoo.ca (Justin F. Knotzke)
Date: Wed Oct 24 06:47:04 2007
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On 24/10/2007, Didier Ludwig <leica@screengang.com> wrote:
>
> Justin
>
>
> Another question: Have you considered shooting digital? There are a lot of
> reasons that speak for it. Less film/lab costs and faster picture output,
> for instance. Instead of an expensive digital rangefinder or dslr camera,
> there are more and more quite usable compact cameras. Leica D-Lux 3 or 
> Ricoh
> GX100 to mention the more pocketable ones, or Leica V-Lux-1 (Panasonic 
> Lumix
> LC-10) for the more dslr-sized compacts.
>

   I could and I have thought about it.. The D200 looks like a nice choice.
But as I said in another mail, I don't want to go the digital route. I like
making prints the old fashioned way.. I like the look of film, the grain.. I
like playing with really old enlargers the size of washing machines.. I've
invested so much money and time in film.. My girlfriend recently built me a
print washer that you would not believe. It's incredible..

   I also have more raw chemicals in my house then Ilford does! ;-)

   I'm going to stick with film for a while longer.

   J


-- 
Justin F. Knotzke
jknotzke@shampoo.ca
http://www.shampoo.ca

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