> > he prints immediately when he get home.
> > No mailing off film for developing.
>
> No argument here except the quality of the film processed by the lab is
> better quality and more durable than anything in an affordable printer.
> I've also had a problem with my Epson printers doing a lousy job with reds
> and I haven't had time to do the color calibration on the printer that I
> need to do. If I had a scanner that were easier to attach I'd scan my
> prints.
>
> > Would any list members who use both
> > mediums care to comments on my friends
> > thoughts?
> >
>
> I've had a digital camera for about a year and like it for 900f what I
> want to do. I have found a lab, that for a price, will do real
> prints from
> my digital images. I haven't used them yet but the sample they showed me
> was very impressive.
Mat's comments were right on, but I would add that output from the latest
Epson Photo printers (870/1270) will outlast almost all conventional wet
process prints, only falling just short of Cibachrome/Ilfochrome in
longeveity. And when printing on Epson's Heavy Matte paper, the quality of
the print very closely approaches what is available via wet processes.
If you really need a silver halide print of a digital image, these are
available from companies like shutterfly.com, and are likewise of high
quality.
Like many, I use both digital cameras ( mostly for snapshot & documentary
purposes) and the trusty OM film cameras for my 'art' photography. By
scanning film and printing on the Epson, I can have some of the best of both
worlds - extremely high quality scans of film with it's still unmatched
resolution and color quality, and the tools of the digital darkroom to alter
and print my images as I want them to appear.
For now, film and digital cameras will coexist, each having their strengths.
I do wish for that Holy Grail - an OM digital body that will let me
indiscriminately use my Zuikos, but it may be a long time coming if it ever
does.
Chip Stratton
cstrat@xxxxxxxx
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