erl Posted August 29, 2012 Share #121 Posted August 29, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) People, consumers, have always taken the path of least resistance - that which yields adequate outcomes with the least expense/effort. Why would anyone be surprised that digital has dominated? The average pro is in the same paradigm, although he might choose cameras that his clients consider adequate. Nothing has changed. I think that is an oversimplification of reality Pico, although to some degree true of course. Over a similar lifespan as yours, I have used just about all that was available (well nearly all ) and still do. I stopped using 4x5, but still have the gear, because it literally did not do what I wish to achieve now. I have stopped using MF for work because digital achieves similar (equal?) outcomes at a better profitability. My MF gear is still my favourite 'plaything' so nothing is really black and white, except the film I put through my Hassy, and even that has shades of grey! No simple explanation really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 29, 2012 Posted August 29, 2012 Hi erl, Take a look here Dear God, Shall I drop digital?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
J12 Posted September 6, 2012 Share #122 Posted September 6, 2012 Coming home from a trip to Rome I am looking at about 800 files from my M8 and the first scaned images from my M7. What shall I say but the first three rolls I look at leave all my M8 files behind. Regards, Steve Going back to the original reason this thread was created, those were my exact sentiments after returning from a recent trip where I only shot film. I left the digital cameras at home since it was a holiday and just traveled with an M7 and R9 to shoot some film for fun. Kodak Portra is just great. The images look so alive. It's not something I can really sum up in words, but I think that's a reason I want to take photos anyway; to convey emotion and communicate in a way that words can't. I had thought about getting a DMR for the R9, but aside from the convenience aspect of shooting digital I can't see any real reason to do so. If the DMR offered good high ISO performance in low light, that might be a practical incentive as it's one area where color digital has a clear advantage over film. But I have a D3s for that, so I think I'll just continue to use film where possible when shooting color under good light. I really could care less about an R solution now! The more film I shoot, the less inclined I feel to go back to digital. It's great we still have the choice to shoot both. I just hope Kodak's products survive the film division's sale intact. It really would be a shame to loose them. Sometimes it's easy to forget how mature today's film products are and how much research and development has gone into achieving the performance they have now. It's ironic it's looked at as outdated technology, when in reality digital is still very much in its infancy by comparison. Just sharing this as it was like a breath of fresh air and re-ignited my passion for photography. I hope it might do the same for someone else. I also find film a welcome distraction from the technological race and inevitable redundancy of digital equipment. We're surrounded by computers in so many aspects of our lives now it's nice to just forget about the continual cycle of updating equipment and just go out and take pictures. It's liberating actually. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted September 6, 2012 Share #123 Posted September 6, 2012 8x10 -> 4x5-> 120-> 35mm-> digital Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
philipus Posted September 7, 2012 Share #124 Posted September 7, 2012 Funny picture. But shouldn't it be the other way around? Many film vs digital debates I have seen focus on the ability in post to achieve a film-like impression of digital images. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ming Rider Posted September 7, 2012 Share #125 Posted September 7, 2012 I think that those behind the digital man are saying, "Get out of our way, you're slowing us down !" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Pedley Posted September 8, 2012 Share #126 Posted September 8, 2012 I think that those behind the digital man are saying, "Get out of our way, you're slowing us down !" ...and the film guys are walking towards the future. The digital guy is walking towards the past. I guess he is curious to know his true origins. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted September 8, 2012 Share #127 Posted September 8, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) 8x10 -> 4x5-> 120-> 35mm-> digital When I posted the above I didn't mean to indicate anything about quality or artistic merit. It is just the general progression based on cost, convenience, and usage. This kind of thing has been the trend in photography since the beginning and applies fairly evenly to all from snap shooters to pros. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ming Rider Posted September 8, 2012 Share #128 Posted September 8, 2012 Hi Alan, I (we?) fully understand your original intention. The resulting comments were just two people having a little 'jest'. Your histogram and the photo work well together. Peace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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