John Brewton , Jul 26, 2005; 07:53 a.m.
www.luminous-landscape.com has a new article meant to rebuff the
last article there about how great digital is versus film. The title
is "Enough Already". Everyone on this forum should take his words to
heart (as if we didn't already!) and enjoy this thoughtful article.
ben conover , Jul 26, 2005; 07:58 a.m.
Leica and B/W!
John Brewton , Jul 26, 2005; 08:04 a.m.
Oops! Lets give credit where credit is due. The article is by Pete Myers.
Ronald Wills , Jul 26, 2005; 08:33 a.m.
I love it. Thanks for pointing out the article, John.
craig h , Jul 26, 2005; 08:41 a.m.
Mike Dixon 
, Jul 26, 2005; 09:04 a.m.
I don't get it. He talks about using the Leica because it allows him to shoot without giving thought to technical concerns, then he shows us static, lifeless images of static, lifeless subjects while going on and on about resolution and technical perfection. If that's your subject matter and ultimate resolution and tonality is a major concern, why not use a larger format?
ben conover , Jul 26, 2005; 09:25 a.m.
Leica vs. Fuji 69
I agree with Mike Dixon, I think the author uses the new Leica and writes about it because many readers will aspire to do the same, whereas fewer people will use Fuji 69 and write about it. Of course, the article also serves well to balance the recent digital God-slot.
Cheers.
Wai-Leong Lee , Jul 26, 2005; 09:28 a.m.
The answer is he wants to minimise the load. That's why he says using an MP instead of a DSLR saved him enough weight to bring additional 1.5 liters of water-- something more valuable to him. So of course he can't bring a medium format camera, it'll be too much of a burden in the desert.
Al Kaplan - Miami, FL , Jul 26, 2005; 09:41 a.m.
...then he goes on about how he scans his negatives and from that point forward it's digital. Nothing at all about darkroom printing technique or the beauty of gelatin silver prints.
Mike Dixon , Jul 26, 2005; 09:43 a.m.
A Mamiya 7 and lens weighs about one pound more than an Leica M and lens. If I were as concerned with technical image quality as he seems to be, I'd give up half a liter of water to gain over 300% in image area.
