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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally. This includes many of us who are also printers.

I like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them. On a large format inkjet printer. From digital originals.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

In 2016.

Who somehow still manages to post messages in online photography forums.

On the internet.

In threads devoted to digital cameras. ;-) *

Dan

* I would not have included this line if I had realized that this post was not just in the Canon forum where I read it.



Dec 27, 2016 at 04:49 PM
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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally. This includes many of us who are also printers.

I like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them. On a large format inkjet printer. From digital originals.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

In 2016.

Who somehow still manages to post messages in online photography forums.

On the internet.

In threads devoted to digital cameras. ;-)

Dan



Dec 19, 2016 at 07:27 PM
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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally.

On the other hand, I also like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

In 2016.

Who somehow still manages to post messages in online photography forums.

On the internet.

In threads devoted to digital cameras. ;-)

Dan



Dec 19, 2016 at 07:25 PM
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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally.

On the other hand, I also like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

In 2016.

But who somehow manages to post in online photography forums.

In threads devoted to digital cameras. ;-)

Dan



Dec 19, 2016 at 07:25 PM
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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally.

On the other hand, I also like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

In 2016.

But who somehow manages to post in online photography forums.

In threads devoted to digital camera. ;-)

Dan



Dec 19, 2016 at 07:24 PM
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Re: Could you go back to film?


PhotoMaximum wrote:
What is astounding with modern digital is how little printing happens in the current day. Fewer prints, on average, get printed each and every year. Instead of printing...


... many photographers prefer to share their photographs much more widely than they ever could have in the era of print, by taking advantage of new ways to distribute their work digitally.

On the other hand, I also like to make prints. A lot. I'm spending the week making them.

Daniel Smith wrote:
"Cost - film is now more expensive then ever, plus the processing fees..."

Non issue here. No computer needed with all the associated costs...


... if you are the sort of person who still doesn't own a computer.

Dan



Dec 19, 2016 at 07:22 PM





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