I don't think AG shoots those weddings for free! :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Hi AG,
>
> I think of the 5 reasons you mention, the only one really valid is 3.
> I think my E420, costing a few hundred and not $20K, leaves any 35mm
> film I have shot in the dust. The latest generation of full-frame
> DSLRs do the same to MF film, I suspect. I still shoot MF film from
> time to time, but I do not kid myself. I do it for fun and have no
> illusions that the image quality is better than digital in any
> measurable way.
>
> But all that does not matter. Since neither you nor I photograph for
> money, the only thing that matters is what feel like doing.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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>
> On Nov 13, 2008, at 5:13 PM, Ken Norton wrote:
>
>>
>> The reason why I choose to shoot film really comes down to several
>> things:
>>
>> 1. A "look" which is natively present, not "photoshopped".
>> 2. Fiscal. To go 100% digital and achieve the desired technical
>> superiority
>> over my competiton requires at least a $20,000 USD investment and
>> this is a
>> constantly escellating warfare.
>> 3. I REALLY enjoy working with film, in spite of the ongoing usage
>> tax.
>> 4. Different. I like things which are different, yet of excellent
>> quality.
>> 5. The OM system. Need I say more?
>>
>> AG
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