[LRflex] Re: Using the M6
- From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:42:15 +1100
Jeff,
Why let go of film? I' m late on the scene and started with a digital
SLR, Nikon D50. Then I bought an old Konica T3 SLR and some lenses and
loved the results. I suffer from the same dilemma and would love to go
one way or the other, it would simplify things. Now I accept that I will
be shooting both, if I'm forced to give up one, it will be digital, but
I don't have to make that choice. I usually prefer my 35mm photographs,
but I'm taking more care with digital now and getting better results.
My advice ... maybe it's a case of paying attention and knowing the
digital medium and it's limitations/virtues. I enjoy digital more when
I do this. Nevertheless, I can't emulate 35mm on digital, the reverse
is also the case yet less so.
When I show family and friends the results they gravitate to the 35mm
pictures for reasons they cannot immediately articulate. If its B&W I
reach for film, colour, I will choose on the spot, depends how I feel
and what I have on hand. I prefer Ektar 100 for colour. When I print
it's from the scan, Ektar is great for scanning. I prefer well scanned
film to raw digital files.
It seems to me that film is no longer for snaps and the quick grab but
retains a new place in image making. I know that doesn't make sense.
I'm all for shooting film and will continue to do so.
Walter
Jeffrey L. T. Gluck wrote:
> Walter,
>
> I am often conflicted. I simply cannot let go of film, having started
> with my first camera way back in 1963. My favorite emulsions right now
> are Kodak Ektar (for prints) and Kodachrome 64 (for transparencies--at
> least until Dwayne's ceases developing on 31 Dec. 2010!). (An old frozen
> brick of Agfa Ultracolor 100 also awaits!) I have CDs burned at the time
> of processing so I get the best of both worlds, but admittedly at a
> pecuniary cost.
>
> My wife has gotten into digital big time (Canon 40D). I find that I must
> shoot both film and digital to keep peace in the family, though my heart
> is not really into the new medium, yet. I justify (in my own mind) the
> use of the DSLR for the long shots. In the warmer weather--I am in the
> Northeast (NYC)--it is easier to drag out the old SL or R7, but in the
> winter it is much easier to just pull out a DSLR (my wife's 40D!). If I
> am in a "film" frame of mind for long shots, I also have a huge
> compliment of my wife's Canon F-1 gear to fondle.
>
> But having used Leicas since the early 70s, it's very hard to get away
> from them. If I ever get enough money together, I will buy a digital M9
> to use my large stable of M glass. However, in today's economy, I simply
> cannot justify the expense.
>
> Jeff Gluck
>
>
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