Nathan ............. box up and send me your M6TTL with nice latter day
Summicron or Summilux. Keep your E420. You'll have more shelf space and
fewer chattels on your home insurance policy to mention just a few
advantages of parting with yesterday's technology. Win win for both of us.
Waddya say :-)
jh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Why shoot film
> Hi AG,
>
> I think of the 5 reasons you mention, the only one really valid is 3.
> I think my E420, costing a few hundred and not $20K, leaves any 35mm
> film I have shot in the dust. The latest generation of full-frame
> DSLRs do the same to MF film, I suspect. I still shoot MF film from
> time to time, but I do not kid myself. I do it for fun and have no
> illusions that the image quality is better than digital in any
> measurable way.
>
> But all that does not matter. Since neither you nor I photograph for
> money, the only thing that matters is what feel like doing.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
> On Nov 13, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> The reason why I choose to shoot film really comes down to several
>> things:
>>
>> 1. A "look" which is natively present, not "photoshopped".
>> 2. Fiscal. To go 100% digital and achieve the desired technical
>> superiority
>> over my competiton requires at least a $20,000 USD investment and
>> this is a
>> constantly escellating warfare.
>> 3. I REALLY enjoy working with film, in spite of the ongoing usage
>> tax.
>> 4. Different. I like things which are different, yet of excellent
>> quality.
>> 5. The OM system. Need I say more?
>>
>> AG
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