[LRflex] Re: Using an M6

From: "Jeffrey L. T. Gluck" <jgluckphoto66@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:15:23 -0500
Walter,

I definitely hear you here. I don't think I will ever completely abandon 
film. I do like the "look" of film better and Ektar is wonderful when 
scanned. If digital never came along, I'd be happy. That it would 
utterly displace film so severely, so rapidly, was missed by many in the 
industry. I know some professionals and they all lament at the 
unbelievable time they spend in front of the computer in post-prduction 
"tweaking." Just 10 years ago, the average wedding or event photographer 
shot his rolls, sent them off for developing, got back the negatives and 
proofs, then the customer decided what to purchase, maybe a little 
dodging and burning needed here or there. Now that same photog spends 
hours upon hours Photoshopping everything to the customer's 
satisfaction. More time may actually be spent in Photoshop than in 
taking the pictures.

But with a lively 3¼-year-old girl running around the house, you simply 
cannot beat the convenience of digital capture. For my landscape and 
scenic work, plus some documentary/street scenes, I stick to film. 
However, with b&w, I think you're pretty much going to go with film 99% 
of the time. Since I cannot let go of film, I find myself shooting the 
same family snaps with film and digital. I like the film shots better!

Jeff

>Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:42:15 +1100
>From: Walter Kramer <walter.kramer@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [LRflex] Re: Using the M6
>
>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
>

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