Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Seeing f.i. Daniel's square Rollei shots tempted me to acquire a Mamiya C330 + 80mm. I went in the woods with it last weekend to try it out, and then decided to buy a new Paterson tank + film development chemicals to revive what seemed so natural to me some 10 years ago. So yesterday I struggled to get the film (TMax 100) in the spool (lost that handiness), and then had a great time playing low techie in the kitchen with temp, dilutions etc. Today I scanned a reasonable neg on my Epson flatbed (an old 1660 photo), discovered that Newton rings haven't disappeared yet, and emulated the 'printing' process on my trusted PS CS. The result leaves me somewhat 'I don't know'-ish: http://tinyurl.com/b9ymz But there was one thing I noticed: doing it this way sure makes me think more when I take a photograph. A lot of time is needed afterwards, so it's better to know in front that all that work won't be in vain. I haven't decided yet if that will improve my photography (full analog process needing thinking time vs digital offering more choice thus leading to a higher probability of acceptable shots), so I'm interested to know how you all feel about this. I guess it all comes down to the choice between a certain analog nostalgy and the certainty of digital quality and user friendliness. Easier put: I'm struggling with the decision to abandon analog and going 5D or D200. Somehow it doesn't feel right... So what are your thoughts about that (knowing that lens and body are becoming less important -where does that leave Leica?-, and software more and more)?