WHEN will 35mm format die?

[M Lammerse]

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[tabloid]

Excuse me for going a bit off topic...I have just got back from the
"Fleet Street" photo exhibition in the London National Portrait
Gallery...and came to these conclusions...!

1) It really is the picture that matters...archival images that
reflect our very own history...Brilliant!

2) Who needs colour!!! I am starting to agree with David Bailey.

3) Who needs digital...I had forgotten what LF/MF film could do. I
kid you not, the resolution ( I know they are new prints), but I am
talking native resolution, not "sharpness" from even the images shot
as early as 1906, yes 1906, was a lesson for all of us worried about
pixels! Still something in those half plate cameras and un-coated
"soft" lenses then!

4) Many have talked in these threads about how large their prints can
go from Dslr's and I am sure that is true, but although there were
no images bigger than A3 in this exhibition, you could still
tell...they had an inherent detail and sharpness... a natural quality
which I find quite hard to replicate from digital sensors.

5) I wish I had never sold my 1963 Rolleiflex 3.5F!!!

I don't know if it is AA filters (there is an undeniable quality from
the Leica M8 which doesn't have one...sharp but smooth at the same
time..but moire, banding, ghosting....) or digital processing (the
sensor is analogue) or a combination of all them that "club together"
to create that "digital look".

What's all this got to do with Nikon..well I guess many of these
press pictures from the 60's onwards at least were probably shot on
Nikons..they have a history and a heritage in press photography.

I am hoping they have brought this experience to bear on their D3.
Lets get away from the how many pixels argument and get back to what
matters...image quality. Clean, sharp, detailed with subtle tones and
shades...a camera that feels right in the hand and handles
intuitively... you know, I think they may have got close with the
D3...can't wait to see what it can achieve!

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As a young lad who used to work for Fox photos Press Agency in the Farringdon rd in the 60's, I saw the end of the plate camera,the start of the Rollie ,and Yashica Matt, heavy Braun flash units, the first SLR's with no return mirror, D76, ultra fine grain film ,Ferrani colour, Hasselblads with bolt on motor drives , I had them all in my time (except for the plate cameras).

Trueth is i hated it all.

Digital is amazing.
I love it.
I use a couple of Kodak full frame 14mp SLR's, and they are fantastic,(5 years).
My next camera will be the new Nikon 3DX (or whatever they call it) 18mp.

As for ff , and frame speed rate, that depends on the type of job that the photographer is doing, just like in the film days, nothing has changed in that department.

regards

George

 

[steve aero]

film is DEAD. NOBODY uses 35mm anymore, all the pro photographers use digital. why is it you here nobody talking about film cameras anymore? look all over this site, there is nothing about film cameras, so there you go. maybe if you are too poor to afford a professional digital camera, like in a third world country or something

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A woman was shopping at her local supermarket where she elected:

• 2 litres of low fat milk
• a carton of eggs
• 2 litres of orange juice
• a head of lettuce
• half a dozen tomatoes
• a 500g jar of coffee
• a 250g pack of bacon

As she was unloading her items on the conveyor belt to check out, A
drunk standing behind her watched as she placed the items in Front of the
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While the cashier was ringing up her purchases, the drunk calmly
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The woman was a bit startled by this proclamation, but she was
intrigued by the derelict's intuition, since she was indeed single. She
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status.
Curiosity getting the better of her, she said, 'Well, you know what,
you're absolutely correct. But how on earth did you know that?'
The drunk replied, 'Cause you're ugly.'

 

[Martin Mraz]

film is DEAD. NOBODY uses 35mm anymore, all the pro photographers use
digital. why is it you here nobody talking about film cameras
anymore? look all over this site, there is nothing about film
cameras, so there you go. maybe if you are too poor to afford a
professional digital camera, like in a third world country or
something

I'm sure we're all glad that a professional of Steve's calibre has finally weighed in with his as usual erudite opinion...

Whatever.

 

[Peter Nelson]

film is DEAD. NOBODY uses 35mm anymore, all the pro photographers use
digital. why is it you here nobody talking about film cameras
anymore? look all over this site, there is nothing about film
cameras, so there you go. maybe if you are too poor to afford a
professional digital camera, like in a third world country or
something

I'm sure we're all glad that a professional of Steve's calibre has
finally weighed in with his as usual erudite opinion...

Whatever.

Yea he must be blind. Not too smart either, considering how many people on this thread disagree.
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