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.
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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.
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