I will say this here once: Never EVER take your film to Walgreens. For those of you (or Proex or Walmart) here who want to see better results, contact me off list and I will give you the information of the lab I work in. I can give you reasons upon reasons of why you need to stay away from those places and even make a deal on developing your film all the way here in Minneapolis.
---------- Original Message ----------- From: Bruce Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (G-Books) Sent: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 16:21:44 -0700 Subject: Re: Digital camera > Ryan Coleman wrote: > > > I disagree. I work in a photolab and to get the kind of shots that are > > reprintable to the size needed to match 35mm would cost you between $3500 and > > $7500 right now. > > > > Stick with film, maybe get a SCSI negative scanner if you need it. But don't > > go digital yet. I do sports photography and I always have a 35mm backup to my > > Nikon D100 just in case something goes awry. The battery in the digital needs > > to be recharged once a week, but my 35mm has had the same 4AA's for the last > > three years (I shoot about 500 rolls of 35mm a year). > > I think you're missing the point. > > Yes, to a large extent, if you're serious about film, digital cannot > match film, yet, but 99% of the photographers in the world *never* > progress beyond 4x6 enlargements from Walgreens. > > They'd be perfectly well served by a digital point-n-shoot instead > of the 35mm point-n-shoot they have. > > But the liberating feeling that Ed is talking about comes from the > fact that I can take 100 pictures with my digital camera, see the > results *immediately* and toss the ones I don't want, and not worry > about paying for developing 4 or 5 rolls of film, truding off to > Walgreens to drop them off, or pick them up, or the wait between > what you think you shot and when you see what you actually shot. > > Most people are, as Ed is, inhibited by the thought that 'each shot > I take is gonna cost me $X', whereas a digital camera is free (yes, > I know about the costs associated with increased battery > consumption, etc, but frankly, it's a lot cheaper than buying and > developing film.) > > I've had professional and serious amateur photographers tell me that > they've improved their skills noticeably within days of getting a > decent digital camera, simply due to the immediate feedback. > > Moreover, with most photographic subjects, they can go right back > and get the shots they missed, due to the instant feedback. > > It *is* an extraordinarily liberating experience. I'm not missing the point, at least what I see as the point. Digital photos are not reprintable. The best quality will get you a 4x6 period.But I see people come in here all the time (these people are novices) getting 5x7, 8x10 and even 12x18's of photos because the price is right. BTW, a 1.3MP camera is a 3x5 print, not a 4x6. Yes, the immediate response on know what you got is nice, but if the world were fair we would never have to check our photos because we know what we shot. I have that on a daily basis (but I do have the experience of 10+ years of shooting film). And when it comes to any type of camera, prints or developing: You get what you pay for. -- Ryan Coleman System Administrator LEMLists.com/CobWebPublishing http://www.lemlists.com/ -- This message was sent via the LEMLists.com WebMail service -- -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
