You don't save that much on processing. And remmember, a $3500 premium (vs
top end film Nikon or Canon) buys quite a bit of processing - especially at
bulk rates. What it saves in sports and news shots is Time To Cover.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derek Clarke" <derek_c@cix.co.uk>
To: <filmscanners@halftone.co.uk>
Cc: <derek_c@cix.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: filmscanners: Digital Shortcomings
> If the camera is good enough for the application, then they not only get
> the pictures much more quickly, but they save a lot on film and
> processing.
>
> ktrout@hotmail.com (Lynn Allen) wrote:
>
> > OK, but the important question is "What is a D1x?" How expensive,
> > compared to a good SLR?
> >
> > Film is a long way from dead (as Kodak has found out, probably to their
> > great relief--or maybe not, considering how much they invested into the
> > technology), but digital is catching up fast. IMHO, there's definitely
> > room enough for both, but the speed of things is mind-boggling.
> >
> > Best regards--LRA
> >
> >
> > >From: Isaac Crawford <isaac@visi.net>
> > >Reply-To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > >To: filmscanners@halftone.co.uk
> > >Subject: Re: filmscanners: Digital Shortcomings
> > >Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:22:29 -0400
> > >
> > >Tony Sleep wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 24 Jun 2001 01:15:00 -0700 Karl Schulmeisters
> > > > (karlsch@earthlink.net) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Respectfully, many pros are switching to digital.
> > > >
> > > > For newspaper use it's standard now. But I was recently speaking to
> > > > an >AP
> > > > photographer who was grumbling that he has to try and shoot
> > > > everything
> > > > twice now - on dig for the wire, and film for the magazine market
> > > > which >AP
> > > > are now trying to muscle in on.
> > > >
> > > > Regards
> > > >
> > > > Tony Sleep
> > > > - Online portfolio & exhibit; + film
> > > > scanner
> > > > info & comparisons
> > >
> > > Check out
> > > for the
> > >story of a two page spread in Sports Illustrated shot on a Nikon D1x.
> > If
> > >this looks decent (I haven't seen the mag yet), it could be the end for
> > >film in weekly magazines...
> > >
> > >Isaac
> >
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