Digital BW, The Print

Gary,

Although I sympathise with you in that there are questions which are 
brought up time after time, I think we do have to revisit these topics 
relatively frequently as technology does not stand still.

In this case we have new cameras - such as the latest Hasselblads, which 
will shift the balance for some people, as well as advances in scanning. 
Both are relevant to the list. Four years ago I would have argued long 
for the superiority of film and scanning in almost all areas, now things 
are very different. So searching for those old postings often has little 
value in the case of this topic.

A few months ago I was advising people that unless they could spend very 
large amounts of money on a scanner, they should buy a dedicated film 
scanner - such as the Minolta Multipro that I'm still using. Now my 
advice is almost certainly changing to reflect advances in scanner 
technology.

Regards,

Peter

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Gary Brown wrote:
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>   Eric:
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>   The fact is, this topic and several others which seem to be on 1-3 month
>   cycles are discussed adnausium each time. It usually starts with "I'm new 
>   to the list" etc, etc, then it is the same information by the same people,
>   taking the same sides of the discussion over and over again. Anyone new to
>   the list can usually find what they are looking for by searching old postings. I realize the searching utility in Yahoo is not the greatest, but it does work if one is willing to do the research.
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>   There used to be a time, that before you would write a letter to an author,
>   you would actually have to read the book. Don't get me wrong, I am 
>   delighted and marvel at the world of information that is available to me today, and
>   what I have learned from this list has been invaluable. That said, I get a
>   little tired of people unwilling to put in the time before they start 
>   asking questions.
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>   By the way don't take things so personally.
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>   Gary
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>   www.pbase.com/garyallenbrown
>   www.gabsculpture.com
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>   >>----- Original Message ----- 
>   >>From: "Eric Neilsen " <e.neilsen2@...>
>   >>To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>   >>Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 5:49 PM
>   >>Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Scanning 35mm vs digital camera
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>   >>Sorry for the intrusion Gary. I have only been a member of the Digi B&W
>   >>group for a little while. But I am curious as to why an inquiry into which
>   >>method someone chooses to express the digital B&W expression would bring
>   >>such scorn? (limited as it was ; ) )
>   >
>   >>Is not this group here to discuss the making of digital B&W images? Must 
>   >>not
>   >>they come from some type of capture device? Man, I just moved an enlarger
>   >>table with two 4x5 enlargers, a 38x50 vacume frame and table, a 4'x 8'
>   >>finishing table and all just so that I could spray my ink jet prints 
>   >>without
>   >>over spray going every where. Certainly a little rethinking comes into
>   >>everyones life that deals with digital. Is it so much to ask to share a
>   >>little insight?
>   >
>   >>Eric Neilsen Photography
>   >>4101 Commerce Street
>   >>Suite 9
>   >>Dallas, TX 75226
>   >>http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
>   >>http://ericneilsenphotography.com
>   > 
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