[Jewelry making - Article 00320] - Re: [Orchid] Digital Slides & Images

[Les Brown]

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    I recently sold off my Nikon FM system for lack of use.  I started
    using digital about three years ago when I acquired by accident
    (another story) a 2MP digital camera.  I was teaching then and did
    have a few slides made from digital images.  The results were
    acceptable for the purpose at hand - ie, throwing an image up in
    class for lecture.  

    I do a lot of advertising  (less than 1/4 pg size) and use the
    digital images exclusively.  Once the image hits the printing process
    you can't tell the difference between digital and film.  If I were to
    go to larger page applications I might hit the cross over point for
    the print quality differences between the two mediums.  

    With the 4MP I can get astoundingly good prints off of my $150 Epson
    printer at 8 X 10 enlargement.  The pros say that size is already
    losing quality, but unless you're doing fine prints for a MOMA
    exhibition I don't think you have to worry about it.  

    Besides the the fact that the magizine and newspapers I advertise in
    want digital images (won't take slides no more), the act of
    photography has become so much more pleasant with digital that I'm
    not ashamed any longer to be using it.  With even the most basic of
    photo editing programs the control available to the average user
    leaves film work in the dust.  Using a tungsten bulb in my standard
    table top jewelry studio I can photograph the work, see it
    immediately, color correct, crop, remove unwanted reflections or
    highlights,  re-photograph on the spot if necessary, do it within an
    hour, and all without any expense beyond the initital price of the
    camera, software, and computer.  No film, no processing, no calling
    clients to ask to borrow the work back because my slides bombed,
    etc. 

    For the purist and the pro, film holds the field, but for the ease
    of use/quality of results ratio, digital can't be beat.  

    Digital cameras in any given MP range are not equal.  Many of the
    general consumer cameras only put out "jpeg" images, which are not as
    information rich as so called called raw file types like "tif". 
    Check to see what file types the camera supports.  Close-up ranges
    very with cameras as well. Check carefully before you buy.  Lens
    qualities, while not as crucial to digital cameras under 10MP as to
    film cameras, is still an issue.  Avoid cameras using plastic lens
    systems.  As a general rule, digital cameras made by traditional
    camera companies are a better bet than those put out by computer
    manufacturers.  

    And if anyone is interested, I still have a Nikon Macro 105 (with
    box) that I would like to sell.  Contact me off list.  

Les Brown
L.F.Brown Goldwork, Inc.
17 Second St. East, #101
Kalispell, MT 59901
406-257-1129


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