Well, one problem with his arguments is figuring out what the
hell his arguments are. Numbers aren't everything? Absolutely. Any
numbers in particular or are we just generally embracing innumeracy?
And what precisely does this have to do with his old Leica? There
were good lenses in the old days made with computer help. Lots of
crappy ones too. In the price range I can afford, the newer ones are
better.
The older film technology is simpler and, as is often the case,
this makes it more robust. Modern electronic cameras are more
complicated and have many, many more pieces which can fail. Again,
how does this relate to craftsmanship? There will never be hand
crafted electronics in the way mechanical objects were made. Two
different kinds of devices such as these are difficult to compare. I
vividly remember the early days of digital when numbers were
constantly used to prove that digital could never replace film. We
would need at least 25 MP to replace film. Of course, film was
essentially taken out by the 6 mp APS-C DSLRs because, numbers aside,
the DSLRs produced images that were more than good enough for what
people were using them for.
Film photography with his M3 (M3, right?) was a slower, more
careful, and maybe more satisfying process. Digital is also
satisfying because post-processing can improve my images, assuming I
didn't screw them up in the first place. Different processes with
different charms.
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Jim King <jamesk8...@mac.com> wrote:
> Larry Colen wrote on Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:18:16 -0700
rpcoess>
> (snip)
>
>> I can't help but wonder if Pentax owners have a similar reputation for
>> annoyingly bragging about how our cameras perform as well, or better, than
>> other brands, but cost so much less.
>
> Hah! I was hoping that someone other than me might be wondering about the
> same thing.
>
> Actually, I'm a little disappointed that so much of the commentary on this
> post has centered on form rather than substance...
>
> Regards, Jim
>
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