I fully agree with you in regards to quality. Even when I compared my 67 stuff to 6mp digital, there is clearly more detail in the 67. If I was shooting scenics and landscapes mostly, I might still be shooting film. But for closer, frame filling subjects, like weddings and portraits, the digital is plenty good enough. I wouldn't want to be carting around a 4X5 for that kind of work.
-- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, August 25, 2004, 8:54:06 AM, you wrote: JCOC> Digital still cant match what you can do with a 4x5 FILM JCOC> camera and lens that costs less than a DSLR body alone. JCOC> For people who's reference of quality is 35mm or Medium JCOC> format film, sure DSLR can replace that, but it isnt JCOC> even close to 4x5 quality and wont be for quite some JCOC> time to come unless very large sensors suddenly become JCOC> cheap and all the indications are they wont. JCOC> Im am not trying to say that the average person should be JCOC> shooting 4x5 film, I'm just saying for those who know and want JCOC> really good quality, there is no affordable digital at this JCOC> time or in the near future. That is still the domain of FILM. JCOC> JCO JCOC> -----Original Message----- JCOC> From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 11:34 AM JCOC> To: Cotty JCOC> Subject: Re: It's over (was Re: Ilford in trouble? and digi snappers) JCOC> I've only got about 9 months one mine now, but with two bodies probably JCOC> in the neighborhood of 13,000 frames and my face hurts from grinning. JCOC> It is ironic how often those who actually start to use a DSRL, thinking JCOC> they will use film cameras along with it, find that they rarely use the JCOC> film cameras anymore. JCOC> One thing to remember, is that almost all those who like digital used to JCOC> shoot film. It's not as if they have no clue what shooting film is JCOC> like. They have tried both and found digital to be more preferable (not JCOC> without issues, but film has issues too). Remember I am talking about JCOC> comparably handling cameras - film SLR vs. DSLR. When I had a Coolpix JCOC> 990 P&S digital and my film cameras, I still shot film for anything JCOC> beyond quick snaps. With a DSLR, well I sold all my film equipment.
