I'll share a few random thoughts about the digital vs film thing as it applys to *ME*, your milage may certainly vary!
I actually spend MUCH more time using digital than I ever did with film. With film I simply shot, dropped off the film, and later picked up prints. Simple and quick, ..... but ... more often than not, there would be plenty of photos that turned out to be awful. Now with digital, ( I use a D60 and 24 - 70 L lens), I ALWAYS shoot in RAW format. When I get home, I load them into the computer and open the photos up in Capture One RAW converter. I have the ability to adjust color temp. ,(no more worries about white balance); adjust exposure + or - 2 1/2 stops; and even adjust out noise in high ISO shots. There is also a soft sharpening filter in Capture One that works very nice. So after making adjustments there, I then open all the photos in PhotoShop. This is where I can make any color level adjustments to the overall photo, or do any number of seemingly a million procedures to make the photo "right". Next step is to put the photos on CD for safe storage. Next, I put the photos on an "expendable" CD to take to the local Wolf store which uses a Fuji Frontier printer. Print results are always outstanding. So to sum up, I spend LOTS more time working with photos since going digital... BUT .... I NEVER pay for a bad print. I KNOW what I am taking to Wolf is a good photo. In my opinion, a digital camera is only half the process. Proper use of good computer software is what makes or breaks your digital photos. The photos as they come straight out of my D60 really leave lots to be desired. The sharpening is very weak, and most all the photos have a slight blueish cast to them, both easily fixed in PhotoShop. For me, I love digital, and can't imagine ever going back to film. I would feel like my hands were tied with the lack of control film gives me. Digital is not cheating to me, it is just an evolutionary advancement of the photo process that has to be learned like anything else new. I have had several friends who got digital cameras and hated the results. Without exception, they are always the ones who think they only have to shoot, stick a card in a printer, and get gorgeous results. It only works that way on tv ads. The camera is step one, the computer step two, and a GOOD photo shop step three. You CAN get photo printers that do a great job, ( I have one), but personally I have found that the time required to print, and expense in ink and paper is not worth it. I will print the occasional 8 x 10 myself, but mostly I use Wolf's Fuji Frontier printer in 4 x 6 size. It is much more cost effective to me, with great results. So there are some of my thoughts. Hope it helps. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anastasios A. Papadopoulos (Tas)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 3:03 PM Subject: Re: EOS Should I stay with my ELAN IIe (50e) or should I go digital? So, is $1200-1500 worth an upgrade from film to digital? Tas * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
