Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I agree with everything Scott said. :-D I still haven't bought a digital camera. I'm enjoying using Fuji's wonderful slide films more and more. No colour management problems. No computer hardware and software problems. No storage problems. No data losses. No steep learning curve on image processing. No huge up-front costs for equipment that is soon superseded. Just ongoing enjoyment of a technology that has matured to provide superb performance. Sure, I'll buy digital bodies in time. I'm looking forward to it. I'm waiting until the technology is mature, i.e. better, more convenient and cheaper than the film in every respect. ;-) Rick. http://gallery.leica-users.org/Nature On 13/09/2006, at 3:00 PM, Scott McLoughlin wrote: > Jeff Moore wrote: > >> [snip] >> >> Yeah, point-N-shoots. Remember how I said I dislike SLRs? I hate >> point-n-shoots all the more. Once again, that hasn't kept me from >> keeping one in a pocket or bag, but... you just don't know where the >> > [snip] > > I agree with everything Jeff said. > > I'll just add that while I use a DSLR alongside my M's, for a small > pocket > camera, I much prefer to simply shoot good old 135 format film. > No "small sensor, noise, EVF, shutter lag, yada yada" crap to put > up with. > Just shooting a film P&S is so much easier and, in the general > case, yields > so much higher quality results - on good old 135 format film - than > nearly > any P&S digicam. > Use one's film of choice - Delta 100, Provia 100, TriX, NPH, > whatever floats > your boat. Get over it, and just pay for the film and processing. > This "cost" > didn't stop any pro or serious amateur photographers in years past, > so why > should it now? Is the universe of photographers getting poorer or > something? > > I've now purchased 2 digicams as presents for family members, and I've > coached a few other friends and family through a digicam purchase > of their > own. > But I have absolutely NO intentions of using such a digicam > myself. No > thanks. > Whatever their strengths and weaknesses, my Rollie AFM35 or my Oly > Stylus Epic have produced many, many nice "keepers" - on good old film > that I can scan and print or choose to have wet printed at quite > handsome > enlargements. > > Personally, given the current crop of small sensor digicams, I just > don't see > any real point to using one. > > Scott > > > -- > Pics @ http://www.adrenaline.com/snaps > Leica M6TTL, Bessa R, Nikon FM3a, Nikon D70, Rollei AFM35 > (Jihad Sigint NSA FBI Patriot Act) > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information