Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I,ll second that.Great fun to buy old large format stuff,use a hat for a shutter and technical pan or velvia 8 by 10 or 4x5. Scan it on a flatbed at 4000 or higher see below and annoy your friends that use all digital. Maybe you have a tv show called fashion tv? They have a regular item called photographers .more then half is still using film. Old flatbeds sinars and big pentaxes. Just my 1 euro cent. best simon jessurun amsterdam http://www.largeformatphotography.info/scan-comparison/ ----- Original Message ----- From: <amr3@uwm.edu> To: <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting into Leica - or digital? > > On Wed, 24 Oct 2007 "Justin F. Knotzke" <jknotzke@shampoo.ca> wrote: >>>[ Have you considered shooting digital? ] > >> 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 > ......................................................................................................................................... > Always glad to see another film lover here. And as I see it, the money > needed > for all the digital > stuff you'd then need can go for conventional supplies. I couldn't afford > the > same set-up that I use at work, even if I wanted to spend more time at a > monitor when I'm off duty. > > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University Information Technology Services > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee > Office Phone: 414 229-6525 | E-mail: amr3@uwm.edu > Department Phone: 414 229-4282 > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >