[rollei_list] Re: Digital Advice

One of my friends who is a sports pro told me his
first digital camera, when they were much dearer than
they are now, cost less than he used to spend on film
in 3 months. He does not do his own "processing" with
film or digital. So the computer and printer costs are
as irrelevant to him as the film processing machine
cost.
If one still has prints made at a lab digital soon is
cheaper than film (unless you don't take many
pictures.........)
Frank
--- "Peter K." <peterk727@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OK. I will agree you will need software and a
> printer. But I think most
> people already have the computer and hopefully a
> decent printer. For the
> high end stuff it is much more cost effective to
> send your work out to a
> decent sewrvice bureau (new fancy name for lab). You
> can get a nice 8x10 for
> abour $3 and a 11x14 for a few more.
> 
> But even $3,000 is a lot less that 17K though. Plus
> you could use Photoshop
> Elements ($99) which gives you about 98% of what PS
> CS3 does.
> 
> Now start the subtraction. Subtract the film film
> you will not need, the
> chemicals you no longer require, and for those who
> do not process color the
> cost for processing. Digital starts becoming
> cheaper.
> 
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 6:38 PM, Marc James Small
> <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
> > At 06:37 PM 5/29/2008, Peter K. wrote:
> >
> >> Marc,
> >>
> >> That is pure BS. Even professionals get great
> results with a package that
> >> costs far less than your $17K. You are simply
> unfamiliar with the digital
> >> world and the realities of it today. Bob is long
> gone from it.
> >>
> >> I can get Rollei level quality in 16x20 with the
> Canon Rebel and a Tamron
> >> 17-50mm zoom. Total cost $1100. I know this is
> blasphemy to those here
> >> clinging to the past, but it is the truth.
> >>
> >
> > Well, no.  A good quality printer is going to run
> you a chunk of change.
> >  Rag paper and special inks cost money.  The
> necessary computer upgrades
> > cost money.  And a current copy of Photoshop is
> around $600 or more.  So, by
> > the time even a slim package is in hand, it will
> not cost you $1100 but at
> > least $3000 or more.
> >
> >
> > Marc
> >
> >
> >
> > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir!
> >
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