> -----Original Message----- > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: tom > Subject: RE: Questions was Re: Why I am going digital, and have > forsaken a Pentax DSLR > > > > Nor is it true. > > Tom, could you elaborate on that thought?
Ok. > > > From: "Herb Chong > > > >any serious photographer who is not actively using a > > > digital camera and > > > learning the workflow necessary to produce as good work as > > > possible within > > > the limitations of current technology is just asking to be > > > marginalized, > > > just as large format photography is. There are many "serious" photographers who believe, correctly I think, that as far as image quality goes, film wins. Digital is still not quite in the same league as medium or large format. Maybe, as suggested by the Luminous Landscape article, it's almost there, but not quite. There are other serious photographers who shoot in low-light. At this point, film still wins. There are many serious photographers who don't give a rat's ass about equipment. They have a vision, and film suffices. There are many folks on this list shooting 35mm for whatever reason. Tell them they're not serious and they'll pee in your beer. Maybe he meant to say "any *professional* photographer...". Again, it's still incorrect. Those pros who need to produce images quickly will of course need to work with digital, but there are many pros who still look to produce outstanding prints. They're still shooting film, and I don't think they're marginalized. I'll bet Salgado can still find work. Portrait and wedding pros moving to digital right now aren't doing so to provide their clients with a better product, they're doing so to save money. For the first couple of years I shot weddings, 95% of my work was on 35mm. In the last 6 months or so I've been mulling the decision of whether to switch to digital. I've decided instead to shoot more medium format - instead of using a workflow that would reduce my overhead, I'm opting to increase the quality of my product. In business terms, I've opted not to compete on price, but differentiate my product. I'm quite serious, and instead of being marginalized I'm moving up-market. There was a little thread yesterday suggesting that people who use the services of professional photographers don't care about quality anymore, but I haven't found that to be the case. When I show prospects my prints, most of them get it, and most of them care. Also, large-format photography still has it's place. Like digital, it's another tool that has it's uses. I need to hit the darkroom. tv
