My digital camera makes 10x8 (inch) prints that are superior to my old 35mm 100asa film shots. I can generate monochrome from digital and even emulate the effect of colour filters. I also have found that film processing, £4 (GBP) for the film and £4 (GBP) for processing is un supportable. I've taken about 1500 frames with my digital camera since I bought it so saving over £300 (GBP). This covers the price I paid for the compact digital camera, so I'm on my way to saving the whole cost of the two cameras. The dynamic range of the sensor is not as great as a negative but is better than a transparency, so digital cameras have a lot going for them. You also get the images downloading straight on to a CD so there is no scanning and since I no longer need the film developed I can get my images on to my web site the same day or even the same hour. If I only want an inkjet print I can do it within ten minutes of taking the snap. Digital saves a lot of time and money. Chris http://www.chrissdomain.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu [mailto:owner-photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu]On Behalf Of Karl Shah-Jenner Sent: 23 February 2003 02:00 To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students Subject: Re: Londoner in San Francisco / digicameras / testing Chris writes: > Meanwhile - back to photography. I've just offered my last film camera for > commission sale at the local camera dealer, my two cameras are both digital. > This is the way now. Chris. Until full frame sensored digital cameras become more available, I can't see how digital cameras these days do anything other than replace the 110's (but hey, it's your choice) What of 35mm, 120, 4x5 and 8x10? black and white has been around for a while now, does that too get discarded because it's not new anymore? where is this strange attitude coming from, the one that all other tools must be no good anymore because there's a new tool available? BTW, has anyone actually tested the colour sensitivity and capture range of one of these new media cameras? I was toying with the idea of photographing a McBeth colour chart and checking the sensitivity by looking at the colour range in PS, comparing it against sensitometric values obtained by a densitometer. Another thought was to flat bed scan the thing and see how good a discontinuous cold cathode light source is at rendering colours.. thought I might test them against my 3 colour RGB pulsed xenon flat bed scanner.. a comparison and plotting of colour sensitivity against those of known film stocks might be interesting karl
