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In terms of my personal work, I've gone digital for colour (a great =
pleasure after printing Cibachrome for 25 years) but will continue to =
use darkroom for black and white for the foreseeable future, as I think =
I can still do a little better than inkjet output.
(I've also switched to shooting colour neg film for my personal work =
because the extra latitude compared to most slide films results in =
better scans.)
As far as my professional output is concerned (mostly reproductions of =
old photographs), it's digital all the way, except maybe a few very high =
quality exhibit prints from excellent black and white negs.
Why the switch to digital?
1. For colour, a great deal more control over colour balance, =
saturation, contrast, exposure, etc., etc. Also repeatability- and, as =
someone else said, once you get rid of those dust spots and scratches =
they're gone forever.
2. For the old photos, the reasons in item one- in spades- plus greatly =
improved productivity.
John Poirier
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From: Stuart Phillips <stuart.phillips@umb.edu>
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Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 8:29 PM
Subject: [Leica] Darkroom to digital
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How many of our fellow list-members have given up darkroom work to =
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stuart phillips
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>In terms of my personal work, I've =
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think I can still do a little better than inkjet output.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>(I've also switched to shooting colour neg film for =
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personal work because the extra latitude compared to most slide films =
results in=20
better scans.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>As far as my professional output is concerned =
(mostly=20
reproductions of old photographs), it's digital all the way, except =
maybe a few=20
very high quality exhibit prints from excellent black and white=20
negs.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Why the switch to digital?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>1. For colour, a great deal more control over colour =
balance,=20
saturation, contrast, exposure, etc., etc. Also repeatability- and, as =
someone=20
else said, once you get rid of those dust spots and scratches they're =
gone=20
forever.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2. For the old photos, the reasons in item one- in =
spades-=20
plus greatly improved productivity.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>John Poirier</FONT></DIV>
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digital<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How many of our fellow list-members =
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up darkroom work to move to scanning/printing? And =
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