digital and i

The one I like is... (I don't know who said it first though)

Digital is like shaved legs on a man, very smooth and clean but there is something acutely disconcerting about it
 
SolaresLarrave said:
Like Greg, I found a point of coincidence: my Nikon film glass has found new use with my D700 body.
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Digging on my new Nikon D700 with all my Nikon manual focus lenses, but I am especially like the CV 40/2 pancake. It gets the D700 down to a manageable size.
 
kshapero said:
Digging on my new Nikon D700 with all my Nikon manual focus lenses, but I am especially like the CV 40/2 pancake. It gets the D700 down to a manageable size.
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Second on d700.

It made my life hell of easier especially when dealing with my gf. She hates the noise when I scan films. I use zeiss 85/1.4 and nikon ais 50/1.2 to please her. The portrait always comes out wonderful.
That's the only time I would use digital
 
I'm thinking a plug-in for Photoshop that removes grain from film images would put it on equal footing with Digital. Maybe a spline interpolation on a row-wise then column-wise basis would get rid of that nasty artifact of the medium...

Honestly, I don't get the adversarial feelings between some film zealots and digital zealots. I've been shooting film since I was 6 and Digital since I was 24. That is 46 years and 28 years respectively.
 
I've got a Nikon E3 in one hand and a Nikon F in the other. They can pound the crap out of just about anything underneath them. And I've owned three Speed Graphics. Made of wood they are. Wood Splinters.
 
1. 12X (and over) super zoom cameras with image stabilization. Portable cameras that enable hand-held shots with a zoom focal length that would be the size of your arm and have to be mounted on a tripod in the film world. C'mon, ya gotta have one. This is where digital really shined due to the small film plane. Can't imagine anyone not having one.

2. Truly pocketable camera that include a flash.

3. For when you don't want to think

4. For when an event doesn't warrant wasting a roll of film

5. For when you don't have any intention of printing, pics going straight to the web.

6. For when you want the capability of capturing a little video clip.

7. Infra red... (beautiful shot, by the way...)
 
bill, you can paint with blood and spit if you want. :). no zealot-ness here. everyone has different taste buds.
 
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GOOD STUFF:
Adjustable white balance
Adjustable ISO
Not likely to run out of 'frames' during a day on the street
Light weight pocket cameras that produce VERY nice images of stuff you would've missed with the heavy gear you left at home.

NOT GOOD STUFF:
Too much dependence on battery power
Crop factor (most of the time)

DOESN'T-MATTER-MUCH STUFF:
Noise? If you like grainy black & white, then you'll love noise... its the 'art' thing.
Too many features? Set the camera up to match your style and then lock it in and forget about it.
Plastic cameras: Do a drop test comparison... then you'll warm to that polycarbonate.
That 'smooth' look of digital? Run it through Silver eFex Pro and roughen it up a tad.
 
> 2. Truly pocketable camera that include a flash.

I'm not quite there yet.

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> 3. For when you don't want to think

Thinking is highly over-rated.

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But it does tell me when I forgot to put in a PCMCIA card.

> 4. For when an event doesn't warrant wasting a roll of film

Camera repair.

> 5. For when you don't have any intention of printing, pics going straight to the web.

Nikon E3 rescues Nikkormat EL...

http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikonfilmcameras/discuss/72157622857613905/


> 6. For when you want the capability of capturing a little video clip.

Nikki does that all the time. Here giggling behind me, another embarrassing moment captured to MPEG.

7. Infra red... (beautiful shot, by the way...)

Thankyou!
 
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