Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography

["Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>]

B.D. let me know when you have that Leica fire sale! (;

Regards,
Doug

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 7:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography


> Well, Sam, to be perfectly honest, I can't afford to go both ways...If I'm
> going to go digital, I'm going to buy a high-end digital camera, and, at
the
> moment, I can't do that without holding a Leica fire sale.....;-)
>
> As to the European trip....If I had a Canon D60, or the new Nikon D100 (if
> it ever comes out) I would absolutely take that on a European trip....and
> not have to worry about airport security and the xraying of my film...
>
> B. D.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sam Krneta <skrneta@mindspring.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 6:48 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica and digital photography
>
>
> > BD,
> >
> > What convincing? Let me break up the fight between you two identities.
> > Do both, digital and film. I find that digital is great for snapping at
> > family outings and as a back up, for then quick snaps. I wouldn't take
> > digital on a European vacation where the shots would be very dear to me.
> >
> > Sam Krneta
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of B. D.
> > Colen
> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 4:24 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica and digital photography
> >
> > Come on, Austin - I'm not going to get in an argument with you, because
> > I
> > know I can't possibly win ;-)....But....I suppose we're assuming that
> > one
> > already has a computer...
> >
> > But let's see, film is how much per roll, assuming one is shooting color
> > negative - or slide? And processing is how much per roll? And once one
> > goes
> > digital one presumably never again has to buy film or pay for
> > processing?
> >
> > I know that I pay about $2 per roll for gray market tri-x, and pay $8
> > per
> > roll for processing....so if I shoot 25 rolls, that's $250  per job.
> > Which
> > means that if I was shooting a job a week, which I'm not, in my first
> > year I
> > could set up a terrific digital darkroom, with all the redundency one
> > could
> > possibly want, and enough storage media to carry me for years to
> > come....and
> > then the next year I could start replacing digital equipment.....all out
> > of
> > my film and processing money....
> >
> > Now, if only I can convince myself to sell my Leica equipment to finance
> > the
> > purchase of the digital equipment.....but so far my digital side hasn't
> > managed to convince my analogue side...;-)
> >
> > B. D.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Austin Franklin <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Monday, May 20, 2002 5:12 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica and digital photography
> >
> >
> > > > Face it, despite what someone suggested, digital saves money. You
> > > > can argue
> > > > all you want about the quality, but no one who has any idea what so
> > ever
> > > > what they're talking about will contend that digital is more
> > > > expensive than
> > > > film.
> > > >
> > > > B. D.
> > >
> > > Hum.  Well, what about the cost of storing the digital images (and you
> > do
> > > need multiple copies BTW)?  They can be burned to CD, and you can get
> > 500
> > or
> > > so per CD I'd guess, but you do need to have a computer with a CD
> > > writer...and that doesn't come free.  It isn't that expensive, but it
> > sure
> > > does enter into the equation.  Storing film is cheap, put it in a
> > box...but
> > > there really, at least in my book, isn't a clear winner as far as cost
> > goe
> > s,
> > > and I'm hard pressed to accept a blanket statement that digital is
> > cheaper,
> > > since I know for me, it hasn't been...but then, I probably don't have
> > any
> > > idea what so ever what I'm talking about ;-)
> > >
> > > Austin
> > >
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