I am sometimes bothered by folks that have not really tried digital making major judgements about it based on second or third hand knowledge, hence my post. I've been using digital cameras for quite a while now. I find that, like film and film cameras, you have to take some time to learn the equipment and the medium before you get good results. There are plenty of bad results from film cameras that I could use to make sweeping statements concerning film in general but you won't hear me making them because I know that the skill of the photographer counts more than the equipment she/he uses.
To make a statement like, "For many pro photographers, quality is less of an issue than convenience" does a serious disservice to professional photographers and the editors, art directors, and others that select and publish their work. I don't know any professional photographers that are not concerned with quality. Just because some news photos were shot under appalling conditions and the editors decided to publish what they got does not mean quality was not an objective. Len --- -----Original Message----- From: Rob Brigham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 10:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Digital vs.FILM: will digital cameras lose the war? For many pro photographers, quality is less of an issue than convenience. News and Sports snappers need the shots fast and details like this don't matter. Studio Photogs can control the lighting and avoid the situation. Where the problem is more prevalent is for landscapes and architectural photography I would think. Interiors of churches and the like can be a real problem even with film, where natural light coming through windows 'whites out' and/or shadows block up. Many digi cameras can be set to partially avoid this by shooting with massively low contrast and then correcting later. I think this often results in more noise and/or loss of detail in shadow areas though as everything is recorded as 'a bit grey'. > -----Original Message----- > From: Paris, Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 29 August 2002 15:56 > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: Digital vs.FILM: will digital cameras lose the war? > > > The digital photographers that I correspond with, on the > PHOTODIGITAL mailing list aren't having these problems. Most > were pro film shooters for many years but either have > converted to digital completely or are in the process of doing so. > > Len > ---
