Re: Nikon Proud?

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Weyn"


: I have to disagree with you guys to a point about older camera's being
boat
: anchors, unless you're just referring to the older digital models, in
which
: case I agree. But, I have 2 Nikon F4's (an F4s and an F4e) and I love
them.
: Although they are the older technology, in my opinion they are still the
: best choice. I wouldn't trade them, not even for a D2x digital. In fact,
my
: next step upward, aside from better glass, will be to medium and full
: format.



it's funny isn't it?  No one was ever heard years back saying 'dump that
old fashioned large format / medium format junk and shoot the more
convenient 35mm if you want to be a pro!'


now it's more like 'dump anything that might take time, and shoot with the
most convenient camera you can!





: For me, there's a romance about film that I just can't get with digital;
but
: having said that, there are advantages to mixing both in processing:
Because
: I market my images on-line, I make hi-res scans of the negs, do my
darkroom
: editing in PS, then send to my lab for printing. The quality of the final
: printed image is excellent - as good as optical with today's technology,
and
: the consistency from print to print is awesome. I also bypass the
longevity
: problem completely because I still have the negs


here's a trick for you - and for anyone thinking of getting a heap of film
material to digital quickly.. buy an old slide copier and shoot the film
digitally ;)

you can crank through a lot of images in the time it takes for a single
scan.  A neat trick if you have a couple of thousand images to be digitized

k


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