Hi Stephen and Gregg:
I wasn't questioning the quality at all- by rating I meant were they "R" or
"X" rated shots in a dark room. Ozzies would like the irony, it was just
having a little fun.
Gord (chastened but never chaste)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Scharf" <scharfsj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:15 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: olympus Digest V1 #68
> >
> >
> >Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 00:16:04 -0700
> >From: "Gordon J. Ross" <gordross@xxxxxxx>
> >Subject: [OM] Re: Why go digital??
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "SAS Teachers"
> >
> >> I also have noticed how easy it is to shoot digital in a room that is
too
> >dark for film, slide or even negative, and still get photos that look
great
> >when they are printed.
> >>
> >> gregg
> >
> >
> >Hi Gregg:
> >
> >and the rating on these pictures would be ........?
> >
> >Gord
> >
>
> Gord,
> Before you blow Gregg off too casually, consider reading the article
> below on Rob Galbraith. The photo editor of no less than Sports
> Illustrated says that one of the principal reasons that they went to
> digital was EXACTLY the reason Gregg cites above. Makes for pretty
> dang interesting reading, IMHO.
>
> Photo Editor Steve Fine:
>
> "The pictures themselves, Fine says, have changed the look of the
> magazine. "For years [with film], we've been fighting a battle
> between sharpness and grain, especially in low-light shots. You try
> to sharpen and you just end up building more graininess. I'm amazed
> at the quality we're getting in low-light shots off our digital
> files. We're running [low-light pictures] up to two-page size that we
> could never have done before."
>
> http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-6453-6821
>
> I guess if it's good enough for SI, it's good enough for us...
>
> -Stephen.
>
> --
>
>
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