Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I've seen some truly stupid responses on the LUG, over many many years. But sir, I think yours tops them all. They say that ignorance is. You are, without doubt, the most blissful I have read in some time. I think you've actually got the market cornered on bliss. Enjoy! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "sam" <sam@osheaven.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 3:48 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Panasonic DMC-FZ10 with Vario-Elmarit lens > I'm not one to pump poison into the pumpkin, but I say let all those > digital dorks divest their film cameras for digital as the resulting > price dump for film equipment will enrich my collection tenfold. And who > can blame them? Everybody needs the digital format to take prissy family > poses of children with gravy on their shirts. Great for 30 year school > reunions, too. How better to leave the expanding wife at home and in her > stead bring digital snapshots Photoshopped to look 50 pounds > lighter--the pretty princess of the cheerleader squad looks as sparkling > as she did at 16. And she resides in your nest. Who's to know? > > > Sam 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 > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html