>It is difficult to believe. Here is a list that functions pretty well
>and has been invaluable to me as a scanning information resource and
>some guy comes along and says lets talk about something else because
>the list does not meet his needs. Maybe someone could suggest where he
>could go to satisfy his needs?
>Winsor Crosby
>Long Beach, California, USA
I think this is unfair and inaccurate. As I see it, there is a good
argument for including digital camera topics, at least for a while.
We are all scanning people. Scanning was at one time the only way into
digital darkrooms, and it is fair to say that by implication we are all
digital darkroom people. Some of us are here because we like scanning for
itself, some because we like the flexibility etc of digital processing that
scanning allows us.
Like it or not, a new way of sourcing digital images has appeared, hence at
least some of us will eventually be persuaded to move from film and
scanning to digital cameras, in whole or part. At the moment it is a very
discussable subject, and we are all engaged (consciously or not) in that
decision as to if - or when - to start in digital cameras. To make that
decision we need good info and good comparisons with what we have now. We
as a group have a pretty good understanding of scanning, and a lesser
understanding of digital cameras. NOwhere will we find more informed
discussion of the comparison between scanners and their output and digital
cameras than here.
In the long run I think it is safe to say that film will disappear except
for specialist use, but of course it is our choice to remain with film as
long as we want. But in the meantime, there is no better forum to evaluate
the new technology with reference to what we use now - digital lists will
not have any strong understanding of the "what we use now" i.e. scanners.
So my vote is that we allow comparative and evaluative discussion of
digital camera topics, including the capabilities and limitations of
digital cameras, for as long as it remains an issue. After that I am sure
this list will either naturally become a digital camera and scanning group
(i.e. digital darkroom) or move towards what will then be a minority
interest group specifically devoted to the then arcane-but-interesting
business of scanning. Either is valid and obviously Tony as list owner
will have the last word, but it seems silly to rule out what is currently
one of the most interesting aspects of scanning - it's possible alternative.
I personally can think of no better place to discuss my tentative forays
and investigation of digital cameras because the context and background of
this group is pretty special, and very applicable.
Julian
Julian
Canberra, Australia
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