In a message dated 1/4/02 11:10:54 AM Pacific Standard Time,
wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
It is later than you think.
While I am not yet to give up my OM-4t and Zuikos, I have to agree with
Windsor. Having just come through the Thanksgiving - Christmas holiday
season with lots of family involvement and lots of photos I have to say that
the 4.1 Mega Pixel C4040 I used produced some beautiful results. My wife has
made albums for some family members. The photos are rich in detail, sharp
and the skin tones are lovely. We use an Epson 780 Ink Jet printer on Epson
paper. She has made prints up to 8 X 10 and they are more than acceptable.
If one looks at 4 x 6 prints made from the digital effort they blow the
results of the 1 hr labs out of the water.
I am getting a slide scanner. I have had it with print film because I can't
get quality finishing and I sure as heck can't afford to do color photo
finishing myself. I want to be able to convert 35mm slides to digital medium
and use my at home facilities to make photos. I think this will be the best
of both worlds.
I feel that digital will supplant film for many of us in the near future. I
also feel that the march of technology in digital cameras and their pixel
count/ sharpness will be similar to that of computers. I am writing this on
a computer with a 400mhz processor. I just ordered a computer with a 1.7ghz
processor and that isn't as fast as one could get. My current computer is
only 2 1/2 years old and at that time 1.7ghz was unheard of. My point:
technology is moving forward at an ever accelerating rate.
I know this is a long rant, but hey, I seldom do this so ...
Dave Dougherty
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