BllPear@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>Wow, I'm back only a week and already we're back to that old discussion!
>Here's two thoughts, one old, one new.
>
>First, I really, really, really, really, really object to the now standard of
>comparing a digital photo with a scan of a slide.
>
So much depends on the user's preferred method of viewing. I haven't
used slides for general photography for years. I finally figured out
that I don't much like slide shows and that was part of the reason I
wasn't viewing and enjoying my own work. Also, the advent of film
scanners, aside from the caveats you raise, meant that I could create my
own color darkroom in my computer, something I never wanted to get into
in the emulsion and chemical world. Freed from the frustrating world of
mass produced automated prints, expensive and often problematic
enlargements, etc. I'm pretty happy with the changes in technology.
> That's just plain wrong. Aside from the question of mode of viewing (many who
> make that comparison view on a monitor, not exactly a way to see fine
> differences)
>
Well, full screen on my 19" monitor shows a lot more detail than a 4x6
print.
>, you have just introduced an additional step in the film end of things. What
>you should be comparing is a print of the digital file (inkjet or silver,
>don't care) with a print of the slide.
>
True - if that is your preferred method of viewing. I have found that I
rather like viewing my images on the computer screen. They have a
brightness and life missing from prints. I agree, however, that the
small, considerably compressed JPEGs on many web sites are pretty
useless as far as quality goes.
> The differences would then be obvious. I'm not saying that you will
> necessarily prefer one over the other, just that you will have given each
> medium its own best opportunity to show what it can do. You will not be
> trying to squeeze one into the other's box.
>
Absolutely. Just pointing out that the medium in which the comparison
should be made varies with the creator and viewer.
Moose
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