Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Something rings familiar about this troll..... SonC Saturday, November 29, 2003, 2:48:09 PM, you wrote: s> I'm not one to pump poison into the pumpkin, but I say let all those s> digital dorks divest their film cameras for digital as the resulting s> price dump for film equipment will enrich my collection tenfold. And who s> can blame them? Everybody needs the digital format to take prissy family s> poses of children with gravy on their shirts. Great for 30 year school s> reunions, too. How better to leave the expanding wife at home and in her s> stead bring digital snapshots Photoshopped to look 50 pounds s> lighter--the pretty princess of the cheerleader squad looks as sparkling s> as she did at 16. And she resides in your nest. Who's to know? s> Sam S s> Don Dory wrote: >> Mark, >> Over on the Luminous Landscape site they have done a comparison of >> medium format backs. The basic premise is that the larger sensor is >> better than the one on the 1Ds but that you needed a dedicated body >> combination to take advantage of the digital back. So, all the Hassy >> gear is being turned in because the various bodies don't deal well with >> one shot backs. This is why the deal with Fuji went through, to have a >> dedicated back. >> >> Another answer is the classic, it's good enough. A third answer is that >> it is now a digital file you are selling so the art director can't get >> all hissy over wanting a certain size transparency on the light table. >> >> Don >> dorysrus@mindsprig.com >> s> -- s> To unsubscribe, see s> http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Best regards, Sonny mailto:sonc@sonc.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html