you'd think that Phase, Leaf and Sinar would do everything they could to market and sell (albeit, at a reasonable price) digi backs to the masses.
maybe I'm just chasing pipe dreams, but since I'm a student of photography, with a commercially-oriented mind, I need to think digital.
currently, my work for school and personal projects is ALL done on MF/LF film. sometimes, VERY RARELY 35mm. almost never in fact.
I scan everything after making traditional proofsheets, unless I shoot chrome. Negs are much easier IMO.
after seeing the new Aptus II 5, I'm very enticed. but frankly 8K is still out of my budget range right now. and that's for 22mp. I can get a good 40-60mp out of a 6x7 chrome after a good drum scan. 20-30 out of the Imacon I use mostly.
now, I know its not as fast, you can't preview it on a screen, but even a good polaroid(now fuji-roid) gives me a good idea(albeit still not sharp ) of what to expect.
works for me, and I get what I want. I started with a digi P&S 4 years ago, moving through 35mm b/w to 120 quickly, and onto slides, then settling on negs finally for most things.
I can't see buying 8k worth of film, processing and 'roid in one fell swoop. my fridge/freezer couldn't support it
but as I said above, I guess I'm chasing pipe dreams. What is it that entices people so much away from a tried and true method of capture (film) to digital, especially when there is totally,perfectly usable 4x5 and MF gear, selling at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES compared to new prices 10-15 years ago.
sheesh....
heard on KFI yesterday that some person bought a Warhol lithograph of 200 $1 bills or something like that for 43 million bucks. yikes. maybe they can afford to get a humble student a MF setup, rather than a new dust collecting piece of art that 5 years ago was selling at auction for $7-10K?
times have changed, gear lust hasn't .
-Dan