On Nov 24, 2005, at 1:10 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
Yes, and many folks go back to film after the new wears off.
You must know a lot of folks that I've never met. I've met a few
photographers who dabbled in film again after going to digital, but
they're a tiny percentage of the whole. Film is great. I'm still in
love with the whole process, and I enjoy darkroom work. But go
back? It just doesn't make sense.
I know one guy who returned to film process for his B&W after going
to a DSLR for a year or two. Of course, this is the same guy who for
years balked and squirmed about any camera that weighed more than 8
ounces or was larger than could fit in his pocket, and the DSLR +
Lens combination he fell in love with is one of the largest, heaviest
setups out there.
What that says about the consistency of his decision making I leave
up to you to decide. But to me, looking at his film and digital work,
I am hard put to see a difference. Which is as it should be ... it's
the photographs that matter in the end, not the process used to make
them. He does good work, albeit not entirely to my taste
aesthetically a good bit of the time.
Godfrey
