Re: [OM] Digital vs. film

[Gareth.J.Martin]

I forgot to mention the cost of  printing the images etc in my 
description. I'm with you though as for serious quality work there is 
nothing better than film. Digital always seems like painting by numbers 
to me but with emulsions you've actually got to "paint" the picture. I 
find a lot of fun in that and the learning experience is much more pleasant.
Best Wishes,
Gareth.

> I think it is not accurate to say digital is overpriced, overprice
> usually means someone is making unreasonable high profit but I think
> most manufacturers are not. It is the price you have to pay for any
> front end products, just like the PDA. For the same money you will not
> get the same quality result as film camera that is for sure. It is the
> other features that you have to pay just like instant result and no
> need for scanning when you want to email to a friend.
>
> I think there are many list members have digital camera and some of
> them have mentioned how they complement each other. For me digital is
> mainly for family and ebay sales :-) Sometime for shows (fashion and
> other expo) where it is just for fun and I can shoot a lot without
> worry about film and processing cost. For serious works and travel
> that is always the job of OM... and my young son will carry my once
> very expensive toy (C2000) for snap.
>
> C.H.Ling
>
>
> "Gareth.J.Martin" wrote:
>  
>
> > I get the impression that digital vs. film arguments are rather like
> > playground fights e.g. my toy is better that yours etc. It's personal
> > preference who likes what. I will only use digital when film ceases to
> > exist as I much prefer the results I get from film and I also think that
> > digital is very overpriced. For the price of a really good quality
> > digital camera I could buy an Ebony RSW45 and/or further expand my OM
> > gear. However I've used digital cameras before to create time lapse
> > films of some geomorphological experiments and here digital excelled.
> > Why doesn't the argument for digital vs. film concentrate on how the two
> > formats can complement each other instead of grinding each other into
> > the ground? I dare say there are many complementary ways, we've just
> > never heard of them! Sorry if this seems a bit OT but I just had to vent
> > some steam!!!
> >
> > Best Wishes,
> > Gareth.
> >
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