[Leica] Re: Digital Capture - Full Circle Back To Film

[paul.huang@sg.artemisintl.com]

Hi John,
I agree totally.  I am still retaining my investment in Leica lenses and
use Canon EOS digital bodies with a novoflex adaptor.

Cheers,
Paul

>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:08:39 -0400
>From: John Payne <jpphoto@hci.net>
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital Capture - Full Circle Back To Film
>Message-ID: <B92EE487.19BD%jpphoto@hci.net>
>References:
>
>Hello all,
>My reply seems to go against the overall opinion but I'll voice it anyway.
>Keep in mind this comes from someone who make a living shooting 5-6 days
per
>week.  I own a studio in NC doing commercial, portrait, wedding.  I began
>shooting digital 2 yrs ago easing nyself into this technology with a Nikon
>D1.  I have been a Leica/Nikon/Hasselblad shooter since 1975 so I wanted
to
>go with something that felt familiar to mu nikons.  The D1 series
certainly
>do this very well.  Below are some of the benefits I find ,
>
>Knowing as I shoot if lighting, exposure comp. is what I want.  Much more
>fluid to use than polaroids and without the cost.
>No heavier for all practical purposes than a F5.
>It saves me several hundred dollars each week, at least $250, in film and
>processing.
>Working with models, the feedback on the monitor is tremendous in
providing
>confidence to the subject.
>Yiewfinder is no problem on the D1 series.  I have not used a prosumer
>camera.
>Creativity!!  If I can imagine it, it is much easier to attain than in a
>darkroom and once saved, I can repeat the print anytime.
>The ability to create backups that are as good as the original.  Burning
2-3
>CDs from a wedding is much more reassuring than only 1 set of negs.
>Color/b/w/sepia/any more of dozens of interpretation from the same file.
>Hauling less equipment to a shoot.
>Lovely prints to 30x40 on an Epson 10,000.
>
>Very few reasons to shoot film if I'm doing personal work or paid work.
>Again, my experience is with SLR  bodies and price points are in the 2-3K
>range now that can pay for themselves quickly.
>Best regards,
>John Payne

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