I know you attached a smiley, but I don't think Shel is a defender of digital. He's realistic and responding to some statements that were basically incorrect. No one need defend digital or film. They're different, and they both have their advantages and disadvantages. But facts are facts. Paul. On Jul 1, 2006, at 4:07 PM, Don Sanderson wrote:
> Top news stories today: > > 1.) Shel Belinkoff becomes staunch defender of digital! > > 2.) Pigs seen flying over California! > > ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) > > Don (Us old dogs CAN learn new tricks,...honest!) > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> Shel Belinkoff >> Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2006 2:15 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: RE: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera >> >> >> Interspersed >> >> Shel >> >> >> >>> [Original Message] >>> From: Jens Bladt >> >>> 1st >>> Speed, is one thing. 2,5 fps and 36 shots in a row. >>> No Pentax DSLR can do that. >> >> Can't some other DSLR's meet or come close to that? >> >> >>> 2nd >>> Annother thing is that there's NO crop factor. Meaning more >> wide angle for >>> the buck. >> >> New digital wides go down to 10mm. How do their prices compare to >> various >> 15mm lenses? >> >>> 3rd >>> It's so easy to shoot a film, give it to the lab and then pick up >>> nice >>> photographs. No hazzle with editing in the computer, cropping, >>> resizing, >>> printing etc. >>> When the last shot is finished, your work is already done! >> >> You can turn your card over to a good lab if you want to outsource >> your >> processing. Digital can be just as convenient. In some cases it can >> be >> even more convenient as images can be sent to a lab vial email or >> uploaded >> to a lab's site. No need to make TWO trips to the lab to get film >> processed. Further, should you get your film processed and then >> decide to >> get quality prints made from the proofs, that will require yet >> another trip >> to the lab, assuming you make the printing choice at the time you >> pick up >> the developed film and proof prints. >> >>> Digital photography is for people that are either rather uncritical >>> or have a lot of time on their hands. >> >> There are people who are very careful and critical about their work >> using >> either film or digital. And I've seen a lot of crap coming from both >> as >> well. >> >> >>> That three very good reason to shoot film. >> >> That's three reasons why you should shoot whatever pleases you and >> process >> the results in whatever way works best for you. Care to add B&W into >> the >> equation? >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
