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Subject: [Leica] The MACBA & El Raval NOW FILM????
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:23:10 +0100
References: <3B28AE49-4AE9-42DF-8D17-8D76F949B303@gmail.com> <5F4F775B-2AF9-4027-835B-48F18CCEEBA7@frozenlight.eu> <7EB7005115C44B1CB78D935AEA570438@syneticfeba505>

I agree with you when it comes to 35mm film, Ted, but I must admit to being 
quite taken with my 6x9 negatives from the Fuji.

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
http://www.greatpix.eu
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog

YNWA







On Mar 8, 2011, at 4:37 PM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 
wrote:

> Lluis Ripoll  said:
>>>> M7, Elmarit 28mm Asph, Plus X..... Film is better! <<<<
> 
> Nathan Offered:
>>> > Very nice, Lluis, especially the 2nd and last one. I don't know if 
>>> > film > is better, it is just different.<<<<
> 
> Hi both, :-)
> 
> Lluis and Nathan a couple of questions?
> 
> 1/ Why do you say "Film is better?"
> 
> 2/ "Where do you think film is better?"
> 
> Since I became "Hooked on digital," it has never occurred to me to ever go 
> back to film..... "OF ANY KIND!" Or even think about it. And don't miss it 
> for one milli-second!
> 
> I shoot nothing but digital with various cameras and I still expose the 
> neat things I did with film. Actually, I think in colour "digital colour 
> is immediate, result is right there in a moment!" No need to or rarely 
> need to bracket frame after frame as we did with film. Nor do I have to 
> take it to the lab, wait for the developing a couple of hours? Days? 
> Weeks? Depending which film I was using?
> 
> And as I understand from Tina and others, today there is software? I think 
> that's what it is? You can make digital images look like they were shot on 
> film. But being me, my response is always "WHY? AND WHO CARES?" Certainly 
> if the content is a smashing great content! After all isn't it the content 
> that matters most and not whether the image looks like Tri-x, Kodachrome 
> or whatever?Just a couple of early morning thoughts and questions.
> cheers,
> ted
> 
> ================================================
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo at 
> frozenlight.eu>
> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 11:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] The MACBA & El Raval
> 
> 
>> Very nice, Lluis, especially the 2nd and last one. I don't know if film 
>> is better, it is just different.
>> 
>> Saludos,
>> Nathan
>> 
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
>> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>> 
>> YNWA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 5, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
>> 
>>> The MACBA is the Museum of art contemporary in Barcelona
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020228w.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020227w.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020216w.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020210w.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/El_Raval/2011020208w.jpg.html
>>> 
>>> M7, Elmarit 28mm Asph, Plus X..... Film is better!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome
>>> 
>>> Saludos
>>> Lluis
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/
>>> http://photo.net/photos/lluisripoll
>>> Blog:
>>> http://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/
>>> 
>>> 
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