Digital BW, The Print

Yep.� Not to forget that learning digital is not as easy as a mouse click.� Think about how long it took to master the wet process.� Digital will take you almost as long.� I'm an 'ex' 4x5 and 8x10 photographer.� (Damn those are heavy beasts.)
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Tom Baker

--- On Thu, 9/18/08, Sarah Renkes <sagaface@...> wrote:

From: Sarah Renkes <sagaface@...>
Subject: [Digital BW] Re:OT: Film or digital
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 5:02 PM






"It does have a good place in news and family photography. " 

I really beg to differ. We all choose the methods that work for us, and it's wonderful that 
you have discovered how you prefer to work and with what tools. However, that sort of 
dismissive statement on this forum might get you a raspberry or two. ;)~ 

Sarah

--- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, "Dennis Baecht" <dbaecht@... > 
wrote:
>
> I've given this digital stuff a try, and it just doesn't do anything 
> for me. It does have a good place in news and family photography. 
> I started shooting large format B&W 40 years ago on the 27 of this 
> month. I stopped for a year to shoot strictly digital and I'm going to 
> quit digital for anything but family snapshots. This thread started me 
> evaluating how the last year has gone, and I made the decision to 
> clean my darkroom up and start it up again. If they stop making film I 
> still know how to make wet colloidial plates and I use Pyro and have 
> enough film frozen to last 20 years.
> You folks can have all this techno stuff.
> Dennis
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhit eThePrint@ yahoogroups. com, AnnMarie 
> Tornabene <faeofavalon@ > wrote:
> >
> > I still shoot film as well (hell, I am still shooting with an ALL-
> MANUAL camera!) and use an Epson 4990 flatbed scanner. I am looking 
> into getting the fluid mount soon, too. It works perfectly for me :)
> > 
> > AnnMarie Tornabene
> > www.annmarietornabe ne.net
> >
>

 













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