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Just saw this; did a quick scan here and didn't see it posted, so

here it is: Canon vs. DMR! Again! DMR wins!

 

http://www.publish.com/article2/0,,1855889,00.asp

The morning ritual.<div></div>

Although he didn't realize it, Eliot Eliofson sort of predicted digital photography:

 

"It is possible to perfect the camera to the point where it will become an automatic instrument which will focus, expose and process the film by the mere push of a button. In this way we will be able to realize a medium possessing an immediacy between seeing and recording unachieved by any other art."

"The dinosaurs have spoken!

claude batmanghelidj , jul 29, 2005; 11:41 a.m.

I expected a more balanced response. What did I get? A bunch of dinosaurs and proto sapiens grunting and haroofing. Whatever."

 

Claude, and here I thought my grunting and haroofing was quite balanced. My bottom line: if someone hired me for a professional job tomorrow, of whatever sort, I would use digital. If someone said I could keep only one of my cameras for the rest of my life, it would be the Leica. So, make of that what you will.

Oops, meant to move my sentence about archiving to the digital section ... film archiving involves tossing the negatives in a box.

The biggest advantage for me of using digital is for flash work; you can see pretty much what you're getting, and nail an exposure in just a few seconds without needing a flash meter. Flash exposure has always been the biggest problem for me in photography, mainly because I don't do it that much, but my Olympus digital has made that problem go away.

 

The biggest drawback to the digital setup I have is the battery issue, because my camera likes to eat batteries. So, it's nice to grab my antediluvian Leica, which doesn't even take batteries, and go out wandering looking for pictures. Archiving is a bit of a pain, but not so bad now that I have worked out a dual backup archiving system that works OK for me.

 

Both digital and film are in my future (I hope).

Having a staff to handle the workflow, as does McCurry, seems like a good idea!

The last one is suitably creepy and atmospheric.

Down by the river on a very hot day; the temperature was edging 90 degrees.<div></div>

SK, to go back to your original question, where have you been all your life?

Christopher, seeing your picture in the Post magazine on Sunday is what inspired me to set up an account. Took about two minutes.

Eric, loved the "I live here" photo. I just opened a Flickr account as well, and don't have much on it yet. My goal is to take most of the shots I put there with my trusty 0-Series. It's at www.flickr.com/photos/brettdavis/. I have a few more to be uploaded tonight.

I used to have an F3AF body, although I never had the lenses. The interesting thing about it is that it provides focus confirmation with manual-focus lenses. However, the little window where this occurs also blocks part of the viewfinder.

Stunning, especially No. 5. Although, being from Alabama, I too first thought of the KKK ...

Street dogs. Thought this looked better in black and white.<div></div>

Kids are entertained by a great many things, and adults are entertained by

kids ..<div></div>

Guy with odd books<div></div>

Bad light, not much inspiration ... I've suffered for my art, now it's your turn ...

All from Eastern Market, D.C., 0-Series.<div></div>

If you want something slow that definitely requires pre-visualization, get an 0-Series! New ones still pop up now and then, although that means they've been sitting on the shelf so long they probably need a CLA. ...

I have to agree with Jamie J; if you're going into graduate school for journalism work, and are interested in photojournalism, you might as well go digital. Digital has completely taken over the field, with the occasional pocket of resistance (Nat. Geo?) and even those are crumbling. You will be expected to know your way around digital equipment and Photoshop.

I recently took pictures of the birth of my niece; I took only a Nikon N70 (very quiet) and a 50mm, manual-focus lens. 400 ASA film, No flash. The shots turned out great. I didn't shoot the actual birth process, respecting the wishes of the mother, but took several rolls once the new arrival arrived! My brother-in-law had a digital and my wife used that some, with flash. Didn't seem to bother the baby at all. She had lots of new things to attend to.

Too cold to go outside, so ... TC400N, 0-Series<div></div>

I've taken to getting things printed 8x12. Light impressions sells precut 8x12 mats (I think the overall mats are 12x16) and I've found some precut mats at Ritz that are 8x12 also, although the overall mat size is 11x14. It's easier to find 11x14 frames, of course, but the reduced mat space around the pictures doesn't look quite as good.

Larry, thanks for reminding me of the name. We had gone there to see the butterfly

show and then wandered around a bit.

Thanks, Michael. Here it is again: Looking. At a park in Maryland. TC400N,

exposure unrecorded, 0-Series.<div></div>