Vinyl lives! Yeah for analog. And for film! Les > -----Original Message----- > From: photowonder2010@xxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:08:13 -0400 > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Modern Day Prejudice > > Thanks for sharing this story, Harry. And also the 48-meg requirement, > quite amazing! > > I, too, experience the digi-rati's drooling when I tell them I have my > own > darkroom; they often get this dreamy look on their faces, followed by a > sheepish (or defensive, depending on the person) explanation about how > they > HAVE to go to digital in order to compete in the marketplace. > > Your comment about LPs prompted me to google cassette decks, to replace > mine > which died years ago. Apparently there are several models still around, > readily available. Many of my favorite songs, recorded off the radio, > are > in that media! > > Adrienne Moumin > *************************************** > on the web at: http://www.picturexhibit.com > Saatchi Gallery: http://tinyurl.com/hw6r3 > Art DC: http://tinyurl.com/vtjqf > *************************************** > >From: "Harry Lock" <harrylock@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Modern Day Prejudice > >Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2007 07:30:09 +0200 >> > >Hi All >> > >I also wrestle with the film/digital issue. All of my friends, some pro, > >some keen amateurs, are shooting digital and have abandoned film > >completely. > >I on the other hand have kept (and use) all of my film cameras and have > a > >basic digital SLR. I have also just renovated my house to make room for > a > >permanent darkroom. Now they are all hinting at an invitation to come > and > >relive the good old days in my darkroom. I am childishly holding out > while > >telling them the fun I am having with my pin-holes and alt-process > prints. >> > >I have been somewhat vindicated by a recent workshop held here > explaining > >the requirements of museums, serious galleries and picture archives when > it > >comes to digital media. Apparently the minimum requirement is 48 > megabytes > >and above. None of their digital SLR's can do this straight out of the > >camera. I am very quick to point out that a scan of a neg from my 1970's > >Hasselblad easily meets the requirement. >> > >Apart from using film, I still play vinyl on a turntable. >> > >Cheers > >Harry > > _________________________________________________________________ > Now you can see trouble?before he arrives > http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507 > > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. ============================================================================================================To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.