Bruce, you're right, the dogs are eating it - I'd really like to see what sort of 30 x 40 this couple is getting (mainly because I wouldn't want a 30 x 40 hanging anywhere in my place... but I'm sure this may be the preferrence for some folk) because, unless they're using Genuine Fractals and 6mp sensors - 30" x 40" from some digitals would look only "so so" compared to a 6x7 or 6x9 neg that was blown up to the same size.
This being said, there have been many folks recently dumping their MF cams for D-SLRs. As recently as a month and a half ago I was in a local camera store that asked me if I would ever shoot a wedding digitally - while I don't have much experience with wedding photography (only done 2 of them) - I told them flat out "no". The way I look at it is this way - With the cost of a new D-SLR body and lenses (because we all know Pentax doesn't have a D-SLR right now) and extra battery pack - I could buy a decent NEW 645 system and maybe even a new 67 system - or - I could buy any number of used systems and lenses and still have a chunk of change leftover for film etc. If the couple still wants digital images - I'd grab the negs, run out to Aaron's lab and have him scan, burn and print. The options are available. Don't get me wrong - digital is great - I've used digital cameras since 1997 - but seeing as how the options and costs would allow a photographer to go about digital so many ways - I would hold off on the D-SLR purchasing until the dust settles a bit. Just my 2 cents (FWIW - in the U.S. about 1.35 cents) Cheers, Dave -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Bruce Dayton Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The old digital/film debate I just got off the phone talking to my wife who is out to Utah attending a couple of weddings. She told me that the one she went to last night was shot by a husband/wife team. They have gone fully digital and are selling off their film gear. They told her that they have blown up to 30 X 40 and get better quality than MF. They asked her if I had any interest in buying their 35mm gear. My hunch is that they haven't really seen the quality of MF for comparison. Be that as it may, "the dogs seem to be eating it." That is, their clients are satisfied with what is coming off the digital equipment. Me, I'll stick with 6X7 for awhile. I am amazed out how detailed things are - nothing like my coolpix 990 images. Texture and tonality are amazing. The digital just looks clean and non-jaggy but no subtle tones and detail is missing. If you never saw the detail, you don't realize it. Anyway, it sounds like the revolution is going on in the wedding arena, which will make for some inexpensive MF equipment being offered up soon. Bruce Dayton - 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 . - 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 .
