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Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital - Rumor Mongering apologies to Mark R.
From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:19:37 -0500

You've got the wrong guy, Tina - read the post you attached below: I
didn't say that people weren't dropping medium format for digital, Tina.
I said they weren't dropping medium format for the Olympus E20, which is
a very mediocre performer. The new Canon D1s is another matter entirely.

And I certainly never said that PJs didn't make the switch. :-)

B. D.

- -----Original Message-----
From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Tina
Manley
Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:11 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: RE: [Leica] Digital - Rumor Mongering apologies to Mark R.


At 03:01 PM 2/20/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Second, studios are hardly dropping medium format to use the D1s OR 
>Olympus E20, as one is an 11 megapixle SLR with full range of 
>interchangeable lenses and features, and the other is a very nice, 
>glorified P&S FLR with a fixed zoom lens and a 5 meg sensor with a top 
>iso of 320...Hardly competitive with the Canon. So they may well be 
>going for the EOS d1s, but I doubt they are dropping 2 1/4 for the 
>Olympus.

But they are, B.D.  Drop in on the Advertising Photographers of America
or 
the PhotoPro lists and the only topic of conversation is 
digital.  Photographers who used to use medium format for large ads and 
billboards are now using digital only.  The only one who hasn't switched
is 
Gary Gladstone and he is wavering. The photojournalists switched a long 
time ago because it's a no-brainer for photos that have to be 
immediate.  The advertising group has switched because they are getting 
outstanding results that are available for review instantly and easily 
white-balanced with any lights.  The Fuji S2 and the Canon D1s seem to
be 
the current leaders for the former medium format group.

Tina


Tina Manley, ASMP
http://www.tinamanley.com

photos available from:
http://www.pdiphotos.com
http://www.mira.com
http://www.agpix.com
http://www.newscom.com





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