Qkano <snapper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Doublethink is a powerful thing though: the convenience so outweighs > the quality that before long the quality no longer mattered. There > is no (visible) loss. It's gone beyond denial, it's faith. Which is exactly what the press camera users said about the miniature camera users. But if you look at the really classic photojournalism photos, it's the miniature cameras that produced most of the photos people still care about today. Technical quality got good *enough*, and the the much much greater spontaneity carried the day. On the other hand, people still use 4x5 in the field and in studios today for *some* kinds of photos, where the technical differences matter more *and* the factor of "spontaneity" *doesn't* matter. -- David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/>
