New guy on board
Jun 30, 2015 00:57:40 #
Rob66
Loc: Indiana
I've been lurking here for a while and finally decided to join. I'm employed as a college professor but I'm trying to start a photography/videography business. If it goes well, I may go full time. I have a hard time parting with 4x5 and with 35mm shot with a Canon F-1--love the properties of real film, but it's getting hard to find fresh film stock so it's probable that I may go with digital and Photoshop the bejeezus out of it. No idea yet whether I'll stick with Canon or go to Nikon or ??? for digital. If you've had any experiences--good or bad--I'd sure like to hear them.
Jun 30, 2015 01:22:27 #
Hello Rob and welcome. I know what you mean re film etc... I remember the days and the smell of developers, stop bath and fixers; all soon to become a thing of the pass. Still, that's progress. But the good thing now is that digital film is "free!" Look forward to seeing some of your images.
Jun 30, 2015 01:50:50 #
Rob66
Loc: Indiana
I have about 3,000 4x5 images and 12,000+ 35mm, but nothing that approaches decent quality in a scanner. I've bought several, but mediocre is a generous description. That cuts way down on posting and emailing my work until I get a scanner that doesn't destroy resolution and color balance. I guess the "trick" is to take the money I've been spending on film!
Jun 30, 2015 04:23:04 #
Welcome to the HOG Rob.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
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Jun 30, 2015 20:19:20 #
Rob66
Loc: Indiana
Leicaflex wrote:
Welcome to the HOG Rob.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
You can go digital of course, but you could stay with film as well and stay in a unique band of fellow film users.
Enjoy.
To be or not to be is the question all right. More and more, I'm thinking of staying with film, taking the money I'd need to spend on a good digital and lenses and investing it instead in a quality scanner that will give me files for online submission or loading to disks.
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Jul 1, 2015 13:03:24 #
Rob66
Loc: Indiana
Tanks ebbote. I'm also working on digital, but I can't seem to give up my E6 now that Kodachrome has gone bye bye.
Jul 1, 2015 14:24:27 #
[quote=Rob66]Welcome to the HOG, Rob. Film is OK if your teaching ancient history! Canon and Nikon are equal and I recommend Photoshop Elements to start. David
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