Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]6x6 is nice, today I went for a walk with my Rolleiflex 3.5F. Shot a roll last week with it, too - but so far nothing for the internet. No dilemma - I shoot digital when it is needed and film when I like to. All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philippe Orlent" <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> To: "LUG Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 1:50 PM Subject: [Leica] OT or not: dilemma > 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)? > >