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Re: [OM] Why shoot film

Subject: Re: [OM] Why shoot film
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:00:06 -0500
I don't think AG shoots those weddings for free!  :-)

Chuck Norcutt

Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> 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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