[pure-silver] Re: Film vs Digital- was: Amusing Kodak commercial

Harry Lock,
Thanks for your post. It had me nodding my head and laughing at the same time! 

I usually describe myself as a Grumpy old Bas***d.

I would like to respond to something you wrote:
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"Seriously though, I do believe that people with chemical stained finger-nails who wear clothes that smell vaguely of fixer and walk with that familiar developing tray stoop, do make better digital photographers. This is because we know what is possible when we press the shutter button." 
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From what I have seen I have to agree. The folks I know who have gone digital are mostly newbies to imagemaking (I almost said photography). Many have expressed that if their electronic marvel misses on exposure no problem they just shoot again and again and then delete those that are unacceptable...
As a film photgrapher I have diciplined myself to always attempt to capture what I want in one shot. I rarely (very rarely) ever bracket anything, and because I print my own images in a time consuming darkroom process I pretty decide before tripping the shutter whether the image I am about to capture is worth the time it would take to print it. It's called "Shot Dicipline" and most digital shooters lack it. For this reason they do not spend the time to learn what makes a good photograph they just blaze away.
Like you I get a bit perturbed with those who seem to be on an almost religious quest to convert all of those heathen film shooters to the true faith. For them I have a SINGLE DIGIT REFLEX! 

Good Light!
and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

Speedy

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