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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Contax is not so toast !

2005-03-16 by Francis Ford

Most all of the editorial shooters on the West coast
are still shooting film.I have a friend that assists
and shoots out there and says they think digital looks
to plastic,they like the softness of grain. A lot
shoot 4x5 color neg.It might have to do with editors
not wanting to change. Magazines are not so time
driven.Francis Ford
--- Steve Kale <stevekale@...> wrote:
> Please...film is already dead for most (particularly
> time sensitive)
> professional environments.  I don't know a single
> fashion photographer that
> still shoots film and I suspect that the conversion
> in pro sports
> photography and in paparazzi is even greater.
> 
> 
> > From: "Anthony G. Atkielski"
> <anthony@...>
> > Reply-To:
> <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 06:03:11 +0100
> > To: Djon
> <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Contax is not so
> toast !
> > 
> > 
> > Djon writes:
> > 
> >> There's no more place in professional photography
> for film, except
> >> perhaps as a novelty.
> > 
> > Zzzz.  I've been hearing this ever since the first
> lame digital cameras
> > came out, and it's still not true.
> > 
> 
> 
> 


		
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