4x5 digital is used in the field by some pro car shooters. However, I
wouldn't be surprised if someone shooting for an architectural magazine
might use film, but that would be a highly specialized exception. That
would not be true of all mags that run high quality glossy spreads.
On Jan 17, 2005, at 11:42 PM, Peter J. Alling wrote:
Then the working pro with the ultramodern high tech aluminum frame 4x5
view camera shooting ektachrome for a architectural
magazine that I spoke with not long ago lied. I doubt it. 4x5
digital is a studio thing, not for field work, not yet anyway.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Not true. All magazines are now working with digital. Some of it is
4x5, but it's digital.
What could be called "super glossy" magazines are still demanding
4x5 inch chromes. I expect that until 4x5" chrome films are
completely discontinued that aspect of the commercial market will
use film.
[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
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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
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Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
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