Sometimes I want to cry when I see the results being churned out by people who have much better scanners than I could possibly afford.
Aaron -- Nice to read your comments Aaron-- Been busy for a while -- did I miss anything? Heh ; ) Digital smigital! I had a similar discussion with a buddy of mine who has a little recording studio. He can't figure out why people are so crazed about MP3s. They do not have the same sound quality as a CD...it is a step backward to him. Problem is...people can only hear so much quality. Anything above a certain point doesn't really matter to most people. Same thing with digital imaging. If you want to know about image quality...stop looking at your screen...72 dpi is crapola! Make an 8x10 print on the best HP/Epson/whatever high end printer. Put a loupe to it. Yuck! Sure it looks great a foot away from your face, but it doesn't compare to a SilverHalide print...not even close. Problem here is we are really comparing apples to oranges. Data and molecules. Pro journalists shoot using digital because of the speed...not quality. They make money by being first. Newspapers and TV don't need photo quality...just good enough to get the point across. Drives me nuts when a DSLR slinging photographer for a paper turns thier nose up at me film equipment. Give me a break! Commercial photographers use MF digital to deliver the product to a client the same day. Speed. Set up the shot the way the client wants it...make a photo...show the client the result..."good?"..."great, exactly what we want!"..."fine, I'll put it on CD....here you go." In the commercial world...now is the time. Digital has made a lot of business people successful photographers. If Pentax comes out with a digital SLR, I'll be happy. Ity will allow me to compete on a level playing field with others in business, but it won't make better photos or make me a better photographer. Digital isn't better than film...just different. Now, everybody take a deep breath and have a big Pentax group hug!...don't be shy! ; ) Dave - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
