analog photography user group - forum

[cs_foto]

just heard of this:

http://www.apug.org/forums/forum13/

haven't registered yet, but might be of good help/use for us: film users!

 

[terrydent]

I am a subscriber to this forum. It is very useful and a wealth of analog (film) information.

Terry

 

[cs_foto]

well, after looking at this previous forum, i am amazed to see that there is no scanner talk at all...

why is it that some people still see digital/analog as opposing poles?

i'm not saying that shooting film and then making a digital scan is the only and the right way to go, but to live in that kind of narrow mindedness that rejects the opposite is very sad.

i would expect a film user group to discuss issues relevant to film scanning, but no: purism is photography's worst enemy.

 

[polypal]

Use the best of both worlds I would say.
Possibly APUG users see digital as a threat.

This forum sees users of both film and digital have fun or make a living out of photography regardless the recording medium.


Paul

 

[bensonga]

Use the best of both worlds I would say.
Possibly APUG users see digital as a threat.
This forum sees users of both film and digital have fun or make a living out of photography regardless the recording medium.
Paul

Using the best of both worlds.....that's my motto too.

I was a member of APUG for a year and while I enjoyed the wealth of information there about film, processing etc. I find I'm more comfortable with folks who can appreciate the advantages and disadvantages of both analog and digital. I still shoot alot of film, but enjoy my CFV-16 as well. I've migrated 100% to the digital darkroom, mainly because I have no space for a traditional wet darkroom, but I'm also getting better prints with digital processing and inkjet printing than I was ever able to achieve in the wet darkroom. In other words, I use the technology that works for me.

I hope film is around for many, many more years to come. I would hate to see my Hasselblad film backs put into a state of permanent retirement!! Same thing with traditional darkroom printing.....it's just not for me anymore.

Gary

 

[cs_foto]

I'm also getting better prints with digital processing and inkjet printing than I was ever able to achieve in the wet darkroom.

Gary

I have seen this phrase a lot of times, coming from both amateur and so-called professionals, and its starting to degenerate into 'inkjet prints are better than analog prints'

I think its important to analyse it a little bit,

as an analogy lets say one is completely ignorant to photography's exposure principles and don't know how to use a mechanical camera (like hasselblad 500cm) then that same person uses a point a shoot digital and goes and says "I'm also getting better pictures than I was ever able to achieve with my hasselblad camera"

 

[bensonga]

I have seen this phrase a lot of times, coming from both amateur and so-called professionals, and its starting to degenerate into 'inkjet prints are better than analog prints'

With all due respect....please don't read more into my comments that what I actually said.

I did not say that inkjet prints are better than analog prints.....only that I am getting better results. I have seen far too many fantastic silver gelatin prints to have such a simplistic view of digital vs analog printing.

My comment probably says much more about my relative lack of skill in the traditional darkroom than anything else.

As I said.....I use the technology that works for me.....what works for you may be entirely different.

Gary

 

[rmuscio]

well, after looking at this previous forum, i am amazed to see that there is no scanner talk at all...

why is it that some people still see digital/analog as opposing poles?

i'm not saying that shooting film and then making a digital scan is the only and the right way to go, but to live in that kind of narrow mindedness that rejects the opposite is very sad.

i would expect a film user group to discuss issues relevant to film scanning, but no: purism is photography's worst enemy.

Check out the following for film/scanner topics:

http://www.hybridphoto.com

Apparently the APUG Moderators disdain the digital world?? Go figure.

I'm also a member of the APUG and there is definitely some interesting information there also.

Ron

 

[cs_foto]

With all due respect....please don't read more into my comments that what I actually said.

I did not say that inkjet prints are better than analog prints.....only that I am getting better results. I have seen far too many fantastic silver gelatin prints to have such a simplistic view of digital vs analog printing.

My comment probably says much more about my relative lack of skill in the traditional darkroom than anything else.

As I said.....I use the technology that works for me.....what works for you may be entirely different.

Gary

Hi Gary sorry if my comment wasn't clear enough, I understand that you didn't say such a thing. I never meant to say you did.

I just wanted to chat/elaborate a little bit on 'comments' like the one i referred to, as they are often used as marketing catch phrases to sell one product/technology over the other... without we (the readers) analysing what it really means.... if you know what i mean

sorry again...

 

[bensonga]

Hi Gary sorry if my comment wasn't clear enough, I understand that you didn't say such a thing. I never meant to say you did.

I just wanted to chat/elaborate a little bit on 'comments' like the one i referred to, as they are often used as marketing catch phrases to sell one product/technology over the other... without we (the readers) analysing what it really means.... if you know what i mean

sorry again...

No problem.....it's very easy to misunderstand each other's thoughts and intentions, based on relatively brief exchanges of the written word.

I am definitely not in the "one is better than the other" camp of thinkers on analog vs digital.....I enjoy various aspects of working in both worlds too much! My biggest worry is that the films I like to use may no longer be available in the future....aka Fuji Acros Quickload 4x5 film.

Gary