Thanks for the explanation. Love crisp and clean B&W. Once sought out labs that didn't use warm Iford paper, for example. Also, provided cooler paper to labs at times. The LX, ME Super Program and ME Super experience was/is uniquely enjoyable, but I find the total convenience and help provided by my MZ-S as totally exhilarating.
Jack --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The look of B&W film is the main thing. I've seen some superb digital > > B&W, but it has a distinctly different look from fast B&W film (I > find > that Digital B&W looks like Tmax 100 without the TMax muddy tones, > very > crisp and clean). > > Also I find that shooting with a manual SLR to be distinctly > pleasurable > in a way that no DSLR can match. It's just a different experience. > > And yes, I do shoot digital as well. I prefer it for most colour > work. > > -Adam > > > Jack Davis wrote: > > >Adam, > >I'd be interested in knowing what it is that you "want" that film > alone > >satisfies. > >I'm not doubting your word, just mulling the digital switch. > > > >Thanks, > > > >Jack > > > >--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >>People are still buying them. > >> > >>In fact some of us are quite happily shooting film, and intend to > >>shoot > >>film as long as it's available. Digital is nice, but it doesn't do > >>everything I want. > >> > >>-Adam > >> > >> > >> > >>Don Williams wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>>I don't quite understand why new 35mm bodies are being made at > all. > >>> > >>> > >>Two > >> > >> > >>>film makers (that I know of) have stopped making 35mm film and the > >>> > >>> > >>sales > >> > >> > >>>of digital cameras keeps climbing -- and the prices keep coming > >>> > >>> > >>down. > >> > >> > >>>Will good high res film continue to be available? If so I think I > >>> > >>> > >>ought > >> > >> > >>>to get the Wild/Leica Microscope camera out of the cupboard -- > where > >>> > >>> > >>I > >> > >> > >>>put it when the *ist D arrived. > >>> > >>>Don > >>> > >>>Bob Shell wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>On Jun 30, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>>This little guy's been around for a year or two. From the few > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>reviews > >> > >> > >>>>>I've read about it, it seems to be mechanically very similar (if > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>not > >> > >> > >>>>>identical) to the K-mount bodies offered by Phoenix, Vivitar, > >>>>>Promaster, etc. However, the last time I picked up a Promaster > >>>>>K-body, IIRC it was made in China or Thailand. The VSL43 is > made > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>in > >> > >> > >>>>>Japan, so I may be completely wrong about the similarities. The > >>>>>reviews do suggest that it has a very nice viewfinder. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>It's made by Cosina in Japan. Same innards as some of the > Vivitar > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>SLR cameras. > >>>> > >>>>The Promaster you saw is a rebadged Seagull from China. > >>>> > >>>>Bob > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
