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

[Michael Gartland <mgartlan@iconn.net>]

Gee...I just rejoined after a lengthy hiatus and was planning on getting into some
CCD discussions....I missed the beginning of this thread or last years
problem...is there something I should know before I start posting about which  CCD
camera...etc

Paul Howell wrote:

> 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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