Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/07/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Fri 10, Jul'09 at 3:03 AM -0400, Mark Rabiner wrote: > I think digital teaches you photography much quicker because of these > issues > and the instant feed back you get like shooting a Polaroid every time. > If I'd started out shooting digital instead of 30 years of floundering with > film I feel like I'd be a frigging millionaire by now I'd be such a good > photographer. I think the lessons learned with film are hard-won lessons. They are easier to come by with digital, but easy come, easy go. Instant feedback is great. Exposure off? Take another one. The fix (for many) has become shoot another if it's off, not get it right in the first place, which was the fix for film shooters. And you can always tweak it in post too. The one thing that I think many people forget in these discussions is that digital is wonderful for those with a strong history in film. You already know the fundamentals and the ability to experiment with digital lets you push your boundaries. For those who never shot film, let alone with an all manual camera, it's harder than you think to build that foundation from which to work from. I learned more about how metering works on the first roll of Tri-X I shot in an M than I did from the previous 2 years shooting on a DSLR.