Hmmm.... In painting, however, the medium plays a significant difference in the appearance of the final result. Does that carry over to the film vs. digital debate? If I can get the same final result regardless of the medium, then medium no longer matters, or, at least, it matters to a very, very small market, as in the case of vinyl vs. CDs.
It seems that most of the discussion around the 'net concludes that digital allows the photographer to create images that conceal the true medium, fooling everyone but the most discriminating enthusiast. Tim On 1/17/05 15:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think film will continue to be available for the forseeable future, perhaps > as long as fifty years, probably longer. It's kind of like oil paints. They > didn't go away when people started making photographs or for that matter when > acrylics were developed. Different media appeal to different artists. Will > film be used for commercial photography? Not for the most part, but there will > always be some exceptions. Will film be capable of providing images that are > superior to digital? Eventually, no. But because it is different, it will > still represent a unique choice. > > >>> I don't expect film to go away entirely, just to get ridiculously >>> expensive with limited choice just like vinyl recordings vs CD. The >>> majority of my Leica film kit will be on the block shortly. >> >> My thoughts exactly, CD has been around since 1983 and you can still buy >> vinyl albeit selected releases, I reckon film has at the very least 20 years >> left :) >> >> John >> >> >> ---------- Original Message ----------- >> From: "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:28:42 +1000 >> Subject: Re: Film may not be dead..... >> >>> On 17 Jan 2005 at 11:39, Graywolf wrote: >>> >>>> I will close with the comment that in your and Rob's last posts you both >>>> admitted you like film, especially B&W but are just too lazy to mess with >> it at >>>> this time. Got a message for both of you. Keep proselytizing digital and >> you >>>> will help make film disappear, then you will never have to make the >> choice. >>> >>> I don't expect film to go away entirely, just to get ridiculously >>> expensive with limited choice just like vinyl recordings vs CD. The >>> majority of my Leica film kit will be on the block shortly. >>> >>> Rob Studdert >>> HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA >>> Tel +61-2-9554-4110 >>> UTC(GMT) +10 Hours >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ >>> Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 >> ------- End of Original Message ------- >> > > >
