Oops. Sorry about the mistaken identity, Earl. Talk about missing the
obvious. I rather like your thoughtful response though.
Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA
On May 27, 2005, at 5:53 PM, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>
> Uh Winsor, what do *I* have to do with Donald's post? Just because
> I'm
> of Scottish heritage...
>
> When I posted the link to Erwin Puts' article, it was with full
> knowledge that Puts himself is controversial, though I consciously
> chose
> not to post any "disclaimer" as I didn't figure that was relevant.
> And
> I knew this would re-start a lively discussion, but I felt that Puts'
> observations and opinion were interesting and noteworthy.
>
> I happen to agree that it's not all about MP (as everyone here
> believes,
> I think), but rather a lot of other factors, both image quality and
> body
> features/handling are large factors. While the proof is in the
> images
> and acceptance by enough photographers to make it viable, the
> market is
> not rational. The pixel race/war is real. Noise at high ISO, even
> though high ISO capture is a very small part of professional
> photography, is important in the mindspace of a huge number of buyers.
> Image stabilisation is truly important, and Olympus currently has no
> strategy that has been made public, if they have one at all.
>
> I'd prefer an OM-D or an Epson R-D1 with better image quality straight
> out of camera, as I like RFs and the OM, of course, is the
> quintessence
> of an SLR IMO.
>
> As an aside, I'm sad but not surprised at Agfa-Photo's situation.
> I had
> held out a slim hope that they could survive and I might
> standardize on
> APX 100 as a medium speed 35mm emulsion, and occasional use of APX
> 400.
> I won't bother stocking up on those, but I will probably stock up on
> Rodinal. Given Kodak's position on film, it's up to Ilford and
> specialty manufacturers.
>
> Earl
>
> Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>
>> Just a lively discussion, Earl. Not a fight. Sorry you are not
>> enjoying it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Winsor
>> Long Beach, California, USA
>>
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>>
>>
>> On May 27, 2005, at 3:26 PM, Donald MacDonald wrote:
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>>
>>
>>> Umm, I think it already is. And about as worthwhile.
>>>
>>> But don't let that stop y'all.
>>>
>>> Geez, gadget bags at dawn, ladies!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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