Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/21

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital - Rumor Mongering apologies to Mark R.
From: Bill Satterfield <cwsat@istate.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 09:54:02 -0600
References: <002b01c2d9be$22d6a0a0$0316fea9@ccasony01>

BD, are you mellowing?

bdcolen wrote:

>Tina - The need for large file sizes is NOT exaggerated if you want to
>produce decent size prints at good resolution. First off, while
>newspapers can and do use small files because they print at low
>resolution, I know that when I wrote and shot a story for Newsday last
>summer, they wanted files of 11 meg, which while not huge, are hardly
>small.
>
>And while we all think chromes and high-res when we think of magazines,
>I'd be surprised to learn than Newsweek is printing at 300 dpi - and it
>wouldn't surprise me to learn that the res. on their cover is lower than
>that.
>
>The fact that you sold a Digilux file to Newsweek - Congrats by the way,
>on the Newsweek sale! :-) - hardly tells us anything about digital,
>Digilux, or anything other than the fact that you're an excellent
>photographer. After all, at least one Pulitzer Prize for spot news
>photography went to a photo shot with a  Kodak Brownie.
>
>Not wanting to be a pain in the ass - much - but I think this might be a
>time for us to be reminded that you do work for Leica, including making
>presentations on the Digilux. The reality here is that the Digilux is a
>high-end digital P&S, which some people love and which some reviewers
>don't love - but whether it is or isn't a great P&S, it is hardly a
>camera that most photojournalists would consider as a main digital
>camera.
>
>With all due respect and admiration for your outstanding abilities as a
>photographer, and for your wonderful qualities as a person and as a LUG
>anchor. :-)
>
>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 8:56 PM
>To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Digital - Rumor Mongering apologies to Mark R.
>
>
>At 02:15 PM 2/20/2003 -0800, Mark wrote:
>
>>Calumet just sends me this brochure comparing all the digital cameras 
>>in a concise visual manner and the DIGILUX compares will to the rest of
>>
>
>>the "consumer" digital cameras. Slightly smaller fileside. The window 
>>in the back twice as large.
>>
>
>And the need for large file sizes is greatly exaggerated.  One of best 
>selling news photographers said that he always shoots at the highest 
>possible compression because the time between photos is so much shorter
>and 
>so many more photos fit on a card.  He says that the smallest size files
>
>have been used as magazine covers with no problems.  I sold a Digilux
>file 
>to Newsweek!!  ;-)
>
>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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