Audiophiles spent years writing about how the Compact Disc sound was
harsh, grainy, gave them headaches, no way could this medium ever
surpass the vinyl LP album for 'true' sound.
They were correct, with the exception that it would never surpass the
LP. The technology got better, the recording engineers learned how to
deal with it, and the sound is now very acceptable. Of course, you
have to have tens of thousands of dollars worth of D-A converters,
special cables, high end amps, and nothing but the best 'pressings' to
appreciate the sound.
It's all talk, Chris. Unless he plans on shooting with an end result
of 40 x 60 prints with soft irregular grain replaced by sharp edge
pixels.
On Aug 18, 2009, at 00:19 , Chris Stoddart wrote:
Hi folks,
I haven't posted here in a long time (couple years maybe?), mostly
'cos my life and job got way too busy and I had a lot less time for
photography (and much PDML reading). Recently things have got a lot
better, and I am a lot more enthused about taking pictures again
(and reading PDML of course!).
However, recently I got tired of looking at my old *istD sat idle
and thought about selling it. I mentioned it to a co-worker and he
was initially enthusiastic. Then I got this mail...
> Chris I think I will give your Pentax a miss. I have been looking at
> sample photos on the internet and they all have something in common,
> that they look a little harsh to me and the colours are not easy on
> the eye. That's what I like about my Fuji camera, the pictures are
> soft and natural looking.
Now, I don't mind that he doesn't want it - that's fine and I am not
entirely sure I want to sell it anyway, but I get the feeling he
might be dissing my wee camera a bit too much here? :) Harsh and the
colours not easy on the eye? Has anyone ever come across that
opinion of Pentax 'look & feel' before? Should I thump him? BTW I
have no idea what Fuji he's on about but it's not a DSLR.
Joseph McAllister
pentax...@mac.com
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