[rollei_list] Re: why I'm not digital
- From: James Davis <jamesd@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:28:32 +0100
Peter J Nebergall wrote:
> But quality isn't the big issue. Attitude is. Like pop- rock, digital
> photography is about "right now." Tomorrow, they'll be wrapping fish in
> "right now." Its technology, not art. Remember Windows 95? Windows
> 3.1? DOS? It's Short-Term, baby..... Grab the bucks and run.... like
> the yuppies that sell it.
*sigh* this isn't about attitude. I don't care for your Rolleiflex, your
Leicas and your Summicrons. All these are as much about photography as
telescopes are about stars, simply necessary tools. I could swap all my
kit with yours and I'm confident I'd still be the worse photographer.
Please don't denigrate any photographer because they produce work using
a digital camera or any other particular tool or technique - judge them
upon their photographs. *Photographs* are exactly what it's about and
all it's ever been about.
I know of no artist who was great only because they used a particular
piece of equipment or used a particular process.
James
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