Re: [APML] hangin' around, was Stunned silence

[Paul Howell <paul@howell-ltd.com>]

Hi Bert - 

Thanks for your reply. I hope I didn't sound whiney.

> You don't need to leave---what you are hearing is only the residue of an
> argument from a year or two ago. There doesn't seem to be nearly the insular
> film-only feeling that we had before.

Great! I'd love to participate in the group, it seems to have some of the
best astrophotographers.

> Some long-time film users (and very
> expert ones at that) seemed to feel that since there were CCD groups in
> which film wasn't mentioned (the SBIG group, I guess), there should damn
> well be a film group in which CCD wasn't mentioned.

I haven't followed the SBIG group closely, perhaps I should. I'm not trying
to sound wry, but I assumed that the SBIG group was mostly about hardware
and the APML was mostly about pictures.

>The people who got
> flamed then for "defending" CCD on APML are very cautious now. On the other
> hand, people who did the flaming then have not made any recent objections
> (as far as I know) to the rather significant comparisons of CCD and film
> techniques and images on APML.
I find it astounding that someone would get flamed - maybe I'm just a little
dense but what is there to defend or attack? Do people get flamed over what
choice of film they make? Good grief, it's just a light sensor. Anyway, I'm
glad that stuff is gone now and I don't want to make a big issue over it
(maybe too late already <G>).
> 
<snip>
>It would be nice to have a site where both could be discussed.
Amen.


-P


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