[rollei_list] Re: Decline of Rollieflex/Film
- From: Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:28:28 -0400
At 08:13 PM 3/24/2010, Allen Zak wrote:
>Really, it doesn't cost that much. My wife and I are using the same
>computer purchased in 2003 for business, photography, and naturally,
>social and recreational purposes, like rollei_list (for cheap thrills
I have discussed this before. For me to shift
from film to digital would involve an investment of:
-- a NEW computer with a HUGE memory $2,000
-- Photoshop $ 750
-- Photoshop classes $ 5,000
And then we get to the equipment costs:
-- camera $7,500
-- lenses $9,000
-- printer $3,500
-- chemicals $ 500
-- speciality papers $ 900
And repeat again, every month.
I am not knocking digital: it has allowed a lot
of BS to be posted on the Net. But, in the end,
and this IS the telling point, it would cost me
$35,000 as an original investment and an annual
upgrade of around $7,500 to equal the quality I
can now provide from my film cameras. QUALITY,
not utility. I really do want to own the very
best gear in the world. To do this in digital
would requrie a LOT of money which would have to
be updated every six months. Sorry! I am not interested.
Besides, I could never figure out Photoshop
Five. It was a really bizarre program. Lots of
oddball loops. Thank God it died and went away.
If I win the Lottery, guys, I will go
Digital. As it is, I am a poor man, and have to stick with film.
Marc
msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
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