Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/03/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, I don't think anyone is dumping on film, and they know it has it's place, just as digital has it's place. In my case my wife was the one who pushed me to digital. She always complained about the high cost of my use of film, and wanted me to go to digital. Now the M8 was not her first choice, and she was not happy when I bought it, but after about 6 months she calmed down and now accepts it, however I get the evil eye when I go to the local photo store. Fortunately, she allows this, as the local store does not sell Leica. ;-) At least now she does not complain about my use of expensive film and its processing costs. She has been warned about the pending R10 purchase, hopefully I will survive that... ;-) Gene -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Frank Filippone" <red735i@earthlink.net> > > 3 stops is = to $1750 a stop. > > Buys a LOT of film. And Processing. > > Or an F1.4 lens ( or 2 or maybe 3!..... Or a Nocti)............ > > It begs the question... do you really HAVE TO take that shot? Is that type > of photography something you could live without? > > Hey, I am a film user. But I am not anti Digital. It is a matter of > preference, cash flow, and what type of images you want to shoot. > > Everyone ( yes, an overstatement) thinks Digital is the only way to go.... > It isn't. I like to remind folk that analog film has its place, for a lot > of people, for a lot of reasons. > Digital has it's place and advantages too. > > The user must evaluate his needs first, and his wants next to arrive at a > good solution. > > ( then check with his better half......) > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > If you push it that far its not going to be pretty. > > Full frame Canon or Nikon looks ok at that speed. > > > That's about 3 more stops! > > The difference between Pan F and HP5! > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information