Digital Cameras, a lie of omission.

[jstuedle]

As I said Bobby, I meant no disrespect. What struck me was the leap of logic. To be a decent photographer, a grasp of the basic physics of photography is almost a must. For one using small to large format film, I simply didn't understand how you would grasp the concept on film formats and not on sensor formats. Just voicing an opinion, not trying to cap you down. The forums do provide a service, they help us get past those little lapses of logic the human race is prone to from time to time.

 

[RacePhoto]

...deeply saddened and disappointed by the inferiority of digital B&W.

Now that's somewhere that we can both agree 100%

There's just no way to get the contrast and tonal variation of film B&W from digital. OK I shouldn't say No Way, but it just doesn't look the same or as good as a film shot, printed on photographic paper, and I haven't found a way?

Your message also pointed out the amount of disinformation about digital that some people are pouring out, especially the people at some camera stores who still insist that a 50mm lens will magically become an 85mm lens, because of the sensor size.

Look at the upside of this thread. A whole bunch of people reading it will get the right answers without going through Spanish Inquisition like you did. (and Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!) :lmao:

I’m not into flogging a dead horse, and I’m no Luddite.

Good reasons to let this just pass as a learning experience. Heck, I've been called a Troglodyte, which has to be much more ancient than kerosene lanterns and dead domesticated horses.

Attack the information, not the messenger and I hope you didn't think anything was directed at you personally.

 

[Garbz]

The focal length does not change when you crop. The degree of magnification required to make the print changes.

Bah caught on a technicality. I should have said the perceived focal length since that is really what you get when you multiply a focal length by a constant.

 

[Patrice]

All of this means diddly squat. I understand about cropped sensors, dx lenses on FF cameras, FF lenses on cropped sensors ...etc, ...etc. What it comes down to is the image. I look through he viewfinder, frame, press DOP preview, and if I don't like what I see I change something. Camera body or crop factor don't matter if the image is right.