Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Dave Olson wrote: > >>>> > Is it because they are digital? To show you how slow I am, I thought the > R8.2 > or the R 9 were digital. Or are they? > <<< > > The R8 & R9 are digital only when the (scarce, big, discontinued) DMR is > attached. > > There might be some herd mentality involved but for me the switch to > digital > (DMR in my case) made a big transformation in my work. I miss the > simplicity, > smaller size and viewfinder brilliance of the Leicaflex SL but from what I > see > the results speak for themselves. It's also getting more difficult to find > good E6 and C41 film processing, even in a medium-sized city like > Sacramento. > > We're also seeing some outstanding powerful editing tools for digital > images, > for example for stitching multiple exposures or HDR stuff. These, like any > tool, can and will be over-used at times but they open a lot of options to > their users. > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > I have zero nostalgia for film or working in the darkroom. Mark William Rabiner