Hi Dave
Is this the post you deleted? I thought I'd saved another post, but seemingly
not
Brian
> Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 17:22:21 -0800
> From: Motor Sport Visions Photography <msvphoto@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [OM] Re: Digital v real photography - slightly OT and long
>
> On the subject of bashing digital photography...
>
> Try it before you bash it. I just received back my first "family
> snapshot" 4x6 prints from photoaccess.com on crystal archive paper taken
> with my E-10. (Photoaccess is a rebadged crappy old Seattle Film Works
> BTW.) I have not seen larger, yet, on photographic paper (just inkjet at
> 8x10 which are very bit as good as scans from my old film scanner). But,
> these 4x6 prints are *the best* small prints I have ever seen from any
> lab, any source (read; even from same pro lab I use for E-6 and custom
> enlargements with film taken with my OM-4T and good lenses). This was
> with no post processing...download from camera, upload to lab, key in
> order, wait for mail was it.
>
> This is not just my impression. I showed them to another die hard film
> photographer friend who has also has many years of photographic
> experience and he too was blown away. Now, admittedly, the E-10 is not a
> typical consumer digi-cam, but they are getting cheaper and many
> photographers are making money with them (as I plan to do too).
>
> I will upload a file soon just to try one of their $4.95 11x14s (yes,
> you read that right...5 bucks for an 11x14 on Fuji crystal archive
> paper) and let you all know how it looks.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I am still a die hard film fan and shoot more frames
> film than digital...but I am evolving and becoming a believer. My IS-2
> will likely gather dust from now one, it has never produced results on
> 4x6 paper as good as the E-10 for me. I am anxiously awaiting the so
> called "Olydak" announcements to see what it really will be.
>
> Mike Veglia
> Motor Sport Visions Photography
> http://www.motorsportvisions.com
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