Re: [APML] Film is not dead

[Wei-Hao Wang <whwang@gmail.com>]

Hi,

On Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:18:58 -0500, Jerry Lodriguss <lists3@astropix.com> wrote:
> no more flowing nitrogen into the cameras... no more film creep...
> no more film or processing costs (this alone offsets the cost of the
> camera, especially if you are shooting E200 Pro and having it developed at
> a Pro lab (which almost don't exist anymore)... linear response... no
> reciprocity failure... less mount and tracking problems by adding shorter
> exposures... you only lose one five minute exposure instead of a sixty
> minute exposure if a plane flies through... real time focus and framing
> feedback...  constant technological improvement instead of serendipitous
> luck that a film is good for astro... continued availability of the
> technology instead of discontinued products like techpan...

Let me add one more point after Jerry's: higher resolution.
With the same optical setup, DSLR usually has higher resolution
than film.

Wei-Hao

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