"Leatherman" <scooter_trsh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:02:50 -0700 (PDT), Noons
> <wizofoz2k@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On Mar 24, 8:00 am, "jimkramer" <Newsread...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Unless the OP is shooting MF, a 6MP DSLR is going to produce equal or
>>> better
>>> images then most commonly available (consumer) 35mm films. Where this
>>> is
>>> not the case is very fine grained slow silver B&W print films and the
>>> better, i.e. more expensive, slide films. At 10-12 MP It's pretty
much
>>> a
>>> dead heat.
>>
>>Yup, I'd second this. 10-12MP is the
>>best I can match very good 35mm film
>>with. That's with all care being taken
>>to achieve top quality, with both digital
>>and film cameras used, of course.
>>
>>IOW: tripods, very careful focusing,
>>shutter speed matching subject movement,
>>low ISOs, and so on.
>>
>>More normal run of the mill results
>>are around 6MP, both digital and film.
>>
>>Which is not bad at all, mind you!
>>One can get very nice 8X10s out of that
>>rez, no problems at all.
>>
>>Where digital completely exceeds film
>>with the latest crop of dslrs, is at higher
>>ISOs. And that goes for any format.
>>
>>I'm still not convinced that digital can match
>>film in handling highlights, but miracles
>>can be worked with RAW post-processing
>>so it is not a halting problem in any way,
>>shape or format.
>>
>>Is that enough to make me drop MF film?
>>No bloody way! And I still use my 35mm
>>rangefinder and slrs, as well as my precious
>>D80.
>>;-)
>
>
> I am new here so this may not be welcome.
>
> I shoot digital and film..
>
Blasphemy!! :-)
> I believe that the skill of getting a great shot has be sacraficed in
> favor of manipulation. If you take a great shot to begin with, film
> is much better. If you have a shot that needs manipulation then the
> digital shot is better... I print only 8 x 10 and the human eye
> cannot tell the difference in my digital and film prints, without a
> magnifier.
>
Define manipulation please.
How do you make your prints film and digital? Process?
> I say... to each his own
More Blasphemy! :-)
I shoot both too, but I shoot a great deal more on digital.
Jim
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