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Subject: Re: [Leica] Moderately OT: Scanner or Digital Camera?
From: enitka <enitka@twcny.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 19:26:23 -0500
References: <9DC7B072-33CE-11D7-8096-000393802534@mac.com> <002301c2c80f$0935ca60$388a8418@symkeehx5nw8g8> <3E46EC71.DEC4DA81@rabinergroup.com>

Mark - the AIS lenses may attach but with Nikon DSLR you won't be 
able to use the in camera exposure meter.

ern ie



>I just had a little discussion meeting with a Musician I'm doing a head
>shot for and the producer who's doing the webpage musician  hightech
>promo thing which also involves sending tunes over the internet as well
>as images. Most of these technologies I'm aware of. But certainly not
>how to string them together into a working package.
>
>I told him I'd be shooting the thing on film and have the scans made at
>the time of processing as I usually did.
>He gave me a withering look. Asked me if I had a digital camera.
>I said no.
>Another even more withering look.
>(But I'm not sure if he knew what i was talking about on the scan at
>processing time thing.)
>
>I'm wondering if the reason why these guys like digital so much is
>because it gets them the whole "take" to play with.
>Instead of the few shots I'd normally give them.
>
>I can see my Leica's and Hasselblads sitting there while i shoot this
>guy with an Olympus with a non removable zoom digital camera. I can see
>that arrangement becoming a habit. A nightmare.
>
>I don't know if getting a Nikon digital body and taking my Nikon lenses
>out of the attic would make a less humiliating approach to full digital me.
>I did read that only the very latest this year Nikon digital cameras can
>be used with older Nikon lenses. Like AI or AIs. Of which I'm
>particularly fond. But not fond as compared to Leica and Zeiss but they
>do bring back fond memories when I had seven bucks in my back pocket and
>that was it. No money for Hypo.
>
>
>
>Mark Rabiner
>Portland, Oregon USA
>Photography
>
>Website: http://www.rabinergroup.com
>Email: mark@rabinergroup.com
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