Prints are the same cost from the lab, or cheaper to do yourself, given the increasing cost of B&W Paper. Also there is essentially no cost associated with unprinted shots from digital, while film has an associated cost per shot which is there whether or not you decide to print that shot.
-Adam Jens Bladt wrote: >Prints from digital files are cheaper??? > >Jens Bladt >http://www.jensbladt.dk >+45 56 63 77 11 >+45 23 43 85 77 >Skype: jensbladt248 > >-----Oprindelig meddelelse----- >Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Adam >Maas >Sendt: 2. juli 2006 17:58 >Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Emne: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera > > >I'm going to have to agree with Shel here. With my D50 (which is >notoriously 'hot' for exposures) I've almost never had to worry about >blown highlights, in fact I often add up to a stop of exposure to get >the best possible histogram for editing purposes when doing macro, and >I've rarely had blown highlights doing that. When I had the D, I >typically dialed in _more_ exposure if the scene allowed it, dialing >back only when bright highlights made that an issue. > >Digital is typically faster than film. I can cull & edit 100 shots in >less time than it takes me to scan 24 film exposures. It's certainly >cheaper (After capital costs). > >-Adam > > >Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > >>For starters, >> >>http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/expose-right.shtml >> >>As a general rule, the photogs I know with whom I've discussed the problem, >>all expose in a similar manner. There are, of course, times when that's >>not appropriate, just as underexposing " 0.3-0.5 F-stop ALL THE TIME" is >>not appropriate. If that's really what you do, then I'd have to agree with >>Aaron's assessment that you don't know how to expose properly. Exposing >>plus or minus "all the time" as a matter of course means that there will be >>plenty of times you'll not be getting the ideal exposure. >> >>Shel >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>[Original Message] >>>From: Jens Bladt >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >>>Give me a brake, Cotty, I've been photograping for 40-45 years - >>> >>> >>> >>> >>digitally >> >> >> >> >>>for the last three.. I do know how to meter. I also know several digital >>>photographers who, just like me, underexposes 0.3-0.5 F-stop ALL THE TIME >>>in order to avoid burned out highlights. >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: 06/30/2006 > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: 06/30/2006 > > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
