Digital BW, The Print

I think that will happen... I've been eyeing the Mamiyas since the 
prices of the 645 are almost going into free fall now.  guess I 
always think Classic TLR when someone mentions Rollei.  With my 
current 7660 problems associated with film scanning I am almost ready 
to just buy a Digital Rebel or 10D on the way home just to get a 
quick fix to my film scanning/printing woes...

People talk about how film is better for b&w, but since the grain 
gives scanners fits and apparently some printers, you have to wonder 
how much better it really is if your intended output is a inkjet... 
sure you can shoot medium/large format or Techpan, but the allure of 
film has always been fast and light weight for me.

mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "A. Huntley" 
<Alan.Huntley@c...> wrote:
> Hello Mark,
> 
> In general I agree with what you said, but here's what I'm hoping 
for:
> Moore's Law will continue alive and well. That is, a few years from 
now
> maybe the cost of 16-22 megapixel medium format backs will be in 
the price
> range of where the Canon 1Ds is now--uh, where "normal" folks might 
be able
> to afford it--and I'll break out the Hassey outfit with its 
wonderful Zeiss
> glass, and be creating images that no small image sensor could 
touch. Me
> thinks that all of a sudden those used Rollei's and Hassy's that 
everyone is
> dumping now will mysteriously become very valuable again.
> 
> One can only hope, right?
> 
> Alan Huntley
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark Hahn" <markhahn2000@y...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 5:54 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Do most of you still shoot b&w on film?
> 
> 
> Most commercial work has gone or is going digital and more and more
> serious photographers are drifting into digital which I think most
> people expect to increase as newer, better and cheaper serious DSLRs
> etc. make it to market.  There are lots of Leicas and Roleis out
> there and after more people "go digital" it is hard not to image 
that
> the market will be somewhat flooded and you either sell cheaper or
> not at all.  Yes, the good stuff is still going up now, but I
> wouldn't doubt that it is somewhat driven by the desire to have used
> the good stuff before going digital (I feel this desire).  I think
> most people already recognise that they are going to be seriously
> shooting digital very soon (if not already).  Film will more or less
> die except for clinging on as a niche market for a while.  Everyone
> expects most serious Polariod films to vanish any week, Agfa has
> already gotten out of 4x5", emulsions are being dropped... the
> writing is on the wall.  Fun times ahead is what I think:)