Hi Jody,
I think you will always be able to find film and paper for your cameras. And if
you choose to paint with oils, you can buy paint and canvas. In other words,
the new technology won't replace the old. But the old way of doing things may
become more of an art form and less of a commercial methodology. I'm sure I
will continue to make photographs with film and paper. But we will probably
become a smaller group. Just as some painters put down the brush to take up the
camera, some photographers will abandon film in favor of pixels. But film
photography will continue to have its own voice and its own forum. (We've
fought over this here seveal times, and I hope I don't light a fire.)
One of the studios I visited recently was using a Cambo 4x5 with four
CCDs on a digital back. They were generating 60 meg digital ffiles that
translated into very nice magazine spreads. (They shot the Dodge Nascar insert
that appeared in a bunch of mags last spring.) However, I might add that my
initial experiments with scanning and printing 6x7 transparencies has been
with 2000 ppi scans and 100 meg files. And that's only giving me around 420
ppi or thereabouts on an 12 x 15 print . I think I'm going to try a 4000 ppi
scan. That will produce a digital file of about 250 meg, which should make a
nice 600 ppi (or thereabouts) 11 2 x 15 print.
Paul
"Jody L. Reese" wrote:
> Hi Paul - I was quite interested in your comments about the studios in
> Detroit. I also shoot large format (4x5) but with the cost of a digital
> back for my Cambo I would have to take a second mortgage out if you know
> what I mean! Anyway, being interested in digital I purchased a Nikon 990 to
> see what it was all about and I am really having a blast with it. Of course
> my little camera does not compare with medium or large format but it does
> pretty good. I got rid of my 35mm stuff years ago because I did not like
> the quality I was getting but like I said this little camera, given its
> limitations is fun. I think digital will take a good share of the
> point-and-shoot market in the next 5-10 years. Like you I think the demand
> for that market will drive the suppliers rather than the high end. Oh well,
> I think it will be interesting to see how things go for the film camera
> market. Like how long will Pentax support the 67II? Will they develop a
> digital back for the camera, will another manufacture make a camera that I
> can use my 6x7 lenses with, or will I throw it all away because I can not
> find film or paper to use in my darkroom?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Stenquist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 6:21 PM
> Subject: Re: Pentax 6x7II/Digital Back
>
> > I'm not sure the digital SLR is in limbo. I think it's gaining more
> acceptance with the working pros every day. And the manufacturers will have
> to meet that demand. There are about a dozen major studios in the Detroit
> area that shoot large format. These are the really big studios, the ten to
> fifteen thousand dollar per day guys who shoot the car company print
> advertising and other commercial jobs. Almost all of them are working
> exclusively in digital, with the multi CCD backs on the large format
> cameras. Their clients are loving it for a number of reasons of which time
> > and immediate evaluation are two of the more important ones. These same
> clients hire a lot of field photographers who shoot mainly MF. I've heard
> that many of the clients are asking for digital.
> > I won't be shooting digital for a long time to come, perhaps I never
> will. And I think a lot of other hobbyists and lower tier pros feel the same
> way. So the market for high end digital won't be gigantic. But it is
> important, and there's a need that has to be filled. This market can only
> grow. It won't get smaller.
> > Paul
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