Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] more digital vs film, from BJP
From: Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net>
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 23:45:52 -0600

>results than anything else. The manufacturers argue that 
>both the traditional and electronic systems can co-exist 
>and work in conjunction... but they would say that. 
>Realistically choices are going to have be made some time 
>down the line, but when exactly? Over to the gurus on that 
>one.

Those folks are right. There is a time and place for digital. Now that we
have the EOS DC2000 (same as the DCS520 but from Canon instead of Kodak) I
am quite impressed. Not as good as film, but way closer than before, and a
good match for 400 ISO film up to about 5 columns on a newspaper page.
Color balance is right on in most situations.

But film still is superior, and will continue. 

So both can coexist just fine, in their own respective best applications.
(Digital, fast down and dirty shooting, film, Leica glass welcome!)

Eric Welch
St. Joseph, MO
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