Re: [Largeformat] Re: Photo 101 - Class 25 - Incident meters

["jpetrush" <jpetrush@webgenuity.com>]

Yes, it is indeed sad to see the digital evolution in imaging.  As a
part-time motor sports photographer, it has been most interesting to watch
the auto-everything wonderbricks completely replace the manual camera.  Now,
the digital wonderbricks are replacing their film-based brethern in droves.
At the most recent NASCAR race at Darlington, I'd guess 25-30% of all the
pros there were shooting digitally.  They love it.  Their editors and
writers love it.  Me, I still prefer my mechanical, manual everything relic.
And my stuff still looks better than many of theirs.  Let 'em snicker .....

And yes Verna, I too have made my living in computers for the last couple
decades plus.  Too much technology, too little appreciation for the serenity
of the art and craft for its own sake.

jp

----- Original Message -----
From: "Verna Knapp" <vernak@navicom.com>
To: <Largeformat@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [Largeformat] Re: Photo 101 - Class 25 - Incident meters


> So sad... Last week I went to the Seybold conference in San Francisco.
> It is a publisher's conference, inhabited by a huge trade show with
> photo and printing and software and all such related gear. It was
> totally digital.    <<<big snip>>>
>
> However, I really felt sorry for all the people swept away from what
> they love by the digital flood.
>
> You can't call me a technophobe. I've earned my living with computers
> for over 35 years now. I'm generally on the bleeding edge, just for the
> fun of it, too. However, the workflow is different, the process is
> different, and I find the film version more pleasurable.
>
> Verna