Digital BW, The Print

Judging from his post I think Paul intended to respond to your identical
post in the thread "Digital vs scan for BW Print" where, in my opinion,
valid issues are being discussed.


> From: Clayton Jones <cj@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 16:49:23 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Mac vs. PC
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> Paul,
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>> It's a fair question whether digital capture should be part of
>> this forum. I'd say it should, to the extent it relates to B&W,
>> because we can't make a good B&W print without good input
>> information.  Digital capture appears to be the future, whether
>> we like it or not.  (And I may be in the "not" group, but feel
>> no choice but to learn and master B&W digital capture.)
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> I agree to a point, and the important part of your statement is "to
> the extent it relates to B&W".  I enjoy and learn from and participate
> in these threads to some degree.  The problem, as we have seen from
> time to time, is that it takes some awareness, discretion and
> self-discipline not to let it get out of hand (qualities which sadly
> seem to be lacking in many).  Once started, these threads tend to go
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on on and on
> on and on - way beyond their original relevence, and they crowd out
> other threads to the point that the forum begins to resemble those on
> dpreview and other places.
> 
> Think how many times we have someone comment on how nice this forum
> is, how different, how friendly, how high-level, how informative - the
> implication being how UNLIKE other forums it is. People who troll
> those other forums don't stay here long because their troll needs
> aren't satisfied (thank goodness).  But if this trend continues then
> those types will begin hanging around and it will only get worse and
> spiral downward.  It doesn't take much.  We have already lost a few
> key contributors, people with many years experience and much to offer,
> who seldom if ever show up any more due to trends on this forum over
> the past months.
> 
> We really don't need debates on 35mm lenses vs digital lenses, D70 vs
> D2x, full frame vs APS, CMOS vs CCD, Canon vs Nikon, Mac vs PC, and on
> and on forever.  Everything that can possibly be said on those
> subjects has already been said forty thousand gazillion times on the
> other forums.  
> 
> We have a treasure here and I think we all need to use some restraint
> to preserve what we have.
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> Regards,
> Clayton
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> Info on black and white digital printing at
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
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