BW 35mm film is still superior to 6MP APS
digital by a substantial margin so I don't understand what
this argument is all about. Most people would consider
fine grain color FF film about the equal of 6MP APS digital, but
BW film is substantially sharper and finer grained than
color film so a 6MP APS digital is not going to be able
to compete with the best FF BW 35mm film (and lenses). This is the
current "interpolated"
6MP APS digitals I am reffering to, a true 6MP monochrome
digital would be another comparison altogether but I would
think even that in APS size would be hard pressed to beat the
best BW FF 35mm Films....
JCO
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Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 4:49 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Decisions...Decisions...
I went for a drive to Kinmount to shoot the old sawmill Saturday. I took
the istD and the PZ-1 with Tri-X
400 and the 6x7 (empty but with some different rolls just in case) and
the SP for slide should i want.
Shot about 30 or so istD pictures,one roll of Tri-x and nothing from the
others. I wanted to use the 6x7
but i could not get the angle i wanted(my way of saying i was a chicken
as i did not want to walkout
on a tiny ice and snow covered dam as the water raged underneath
it.<vbg>) plus it was really cold - 15, and dull.(it was nice and sunny
when i set out on my 3 hour tour,yes a 3 hour
tour<vbg>)
As Cotty say's below.He can but does not want to. I just cannot drop
traditional B&W just yet.
Dave
> I used my Leica iiif once.
When I did my first
shoot with the digital,
> I took my 6x7 along, but it never came out of its case.
> Paul
>
> On Jan 16, 2005, at 5:56 AM, Cotty wrote:
>
> > On 15/1/05, Dave Kennedy, discombobulated, unleashed:
> >
> >> That's 2 comments suggesting I sell the film. Wow. I would find
> >> that difficult making the jump from film to digital "cold turkey".
> >> hmmm....
> >
> > You'd be surprised.
> >
> > I wonder how many DSLR owners have picked up a film camera and
> > actually used it since acquiring the digital? It's not that I can't
> > - but I just don't want to.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Cotty
> >
> >
> > ___/\__
> > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche
> > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com
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> >
> >
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