Re: Are Slides obsolete

The vast majority of professional photographers use transparency film
(slides) as their primary medium. A minority use digital only, depending on
the field or type of work they do. I shoot for magazines and many of my
images end up as posters which pull out of the magazine. These posters can
only be made from medium format transparencies as digital files are too
small. Yes, 11-14 megpixels is too small.

Digital is the way of the future, but this is the present...

Regards
JJ
Christopher Rutty wrote in message ...
>What has happened to slide film as the medium for quality photos?
>I know digital is the way to go these days, but is it still possible to
>shoot slides and try to
>sell them. I sense this is a big issue eg: does book publishing still
accept
>slides to accompany
>the text?
>
>I shot slides 20 years ago and printed in cibachrome - I have forgotten
>everything about
>the process, except the stunning result.
>
>Nowadays how do I get my slides printed?
>I took them to both Wal-Mart and a small photolab, both scanned the slide
>and digitally printed
>it. The result was absolute rubbish.
>
>Answers to these questions would make my summer.
>Thanks, Chris
>
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John

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> Well, taking anything to walmart results in crap, imho.

Have you ever taken a good look at the people that work in those Wal Mart
photo departments?

The guy that ran the 1-hour processor looked like he could barely read.

I am fascinated by the number of people that post messages saying that they
use Wal Mart to process their images, after they spent money to buy and use
excellent cameras and lenses.

I tried them 4 times, (Philadelphia, PA) and was disgusted each time. I
could have gotten better results with a disposable camera and Kodak-brand
processing.

On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 17:45:42 GMT, "Jeremy" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Have you ever taken a good look at the people that work in those Wal Mart
>photo departments?
>
>The guy that ran the 1-hour processor looked like he could barely read.

I was in their photo department (buying film) and someone was
complaining that their prints came out orange. They had about 5 or
6 5x7s made. The Wal Mart employee said that that was the way they
came out of the machine (as if that's the way it is and nothing can be
done about it). I thought about telling the person that they should
expect better, but I didn't. I should have.