Re: [APML] Film is not dead

["Bobby Middleton" <bobm@koyote.com>]

What really gets me is the 2-3 digital SLR images in the mags month. These 
things are sort of "up-and-coming". But are they worthy of the recognition? 
They SIMPLY CANNOT COMPETE with film images. Sure digital SLR's have 
advantages such as real-time viewing and instant download which bypasses a 
scanner, but their Ha response and their noise levels compared to film is a 
joke. Not to say there's not some nice digital SLR images out there--there 
are; and they will get better. But the best digital SLR images compred to 
the best film is no comparison at all.
Are the mags just not getting the good film images sent to them anymore? I 
haven't sent any in about two years. What about everyone else? Or are they 
just ignoring the good film images for the more mediocre digital SLR images?

CCD imaging is another matter. I think one reason (of many reasons) the mags 
aren't printing many film images is because so many film users have went 
dark. I think they just don't get as many film images as they used to, but I 
also think there is some bias against the film images sent too.
Just my very humble opinion.
Bobby Middleton

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jason Ware" <jtw@galaxyphoto.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Film is not dead


>
> I have suspect this and its a very narrow point of
> view and one that does a disservice to beginning
> astroimagers. While CCD's can ultimately produce
> better images, very fine images can still be produced
> with modestly priced film based equipment. Astronomy
> takes a different point of view. In working with
> Michael Bakich in writing this article he specifically
> said they liked to continue to cover film based imaging
> to show beginners what can be done with modest
> equipment.
>
>
> Don Westergren wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> At the 2002 Astroimaging Conference put on by the OCA, Imelda Josan 
>> (Photo
>> Editor for S&T) gave a very interesting talk on the history of
>> astrophotography.  She proceeded through camera film images into digital 
>> and
>> declared that "film is dead".  Since that time very few film images
>> (generally only wide field shots) have been published by S&T.  Since she
>> controls the selection process of photos at S&T, no matter how good a 
>> film
>> image is, the digital will win out.
>>
>> Don
>>
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