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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Anyone want to help me spend some money on a digital darkroom?
From: Matthew Powell <mlpowell@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 15:28:19 -0600
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On Mar 4, 2004, at 9:29 AM, John Collier wrote:
> This whole exercise goes a long way to illustrate just how expensive 
> digital is. For the average family that shoots under twenty rolls a 
> year, film makes much more economic sense.

I disagree. Your average family doesn't need a $600+ printer, monitor 
calibration, scanner, tablet device or, really, anything else mentioned 
here aside from a computer with a USB/Firewire input and basic image 
viewing software. (Most families buying a digicam probably already have 
a computer anyway.)

For most people, the only cost is a 4MP+ digicam of reputable quality 
and a couple of storage cards. Still more expensive than a film P&S and 
processing for most people, but a lot of not-even-amateurs shoot more 
once they have a decent digital camera.

Matt Powell

> John Collier

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Message from Aaron Sandler <aaron.sandler@duke.edu> ([Leica] Anyone want to help me spend some money on a digital darkroom?)
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Message from John Collier <jbcollier@shaw.ca> (Re: [Leica] Re: Anyone want to help me spend some money on a digital darkroom?)