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Old 01-14-2014, 01:46 PM   #11
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Looks interesting. I doubt that I'll ever go back to film, since digital finally managed to make me a frequent shooter, but I like the idea.
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Old 01-14-2014, 03:51 PM   #12
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Looks interesting. I doubt that I'll ever go back to film, since digital finally managed to make me a frequent shooter, but I like the idea.
I enjoy it, and I have a scanner at home that allows me to convert them to digital format (think: far more resolution you can capture from film than you can from even a full-frame sensor ). The catch is getting the film developed.. I live so far away now from the nearest (good) film lab that I still have stuff I shot in October I haven't taken in yet.
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Old 01-14-2014, 06:02 PM   #13
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You only get that extra resolution, if you don't digitize the image at some point

I'm still wondering if I should get some film and mess around with my OM2000 + 50mm F1.8, but the fact that I'd have trouble developing the film keeps putting me off.
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Old 01-15-2014, 04:47 PM   #14
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I agree Papa.

I toyed with the idea of using crowdfunding for a recording project for my band. The longer I thought about it the more of a bad taste I got for it. We scraped the idea and paid for it ourselves, with gig money.
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Old 01-15-2014, 06:32 PM   #15
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I still think that it has its place. I'm just worried that a relative few jackasses are going to screw up a good thing for those who can actually use it properly.
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Old 01-18-2014, 12:57 AM   #16
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My beef with Kickstarter is that it seems to have created a pre-order culture. It used to be that pre-orders we most common with music and video games where youd give a credit card number or a small, refundable deposit to hold your copy of a new thing but you wouldnt be charged the full price until the actual release date. But over the last few years it seems that more and more companies are asking for the full price up front to cover development costs and consumers are willing to give them that money months before anything is actually released. Just like Kickstarter these are basically interest free loans for the companies.
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Old 01-18-2014, 09:37 AM   #17
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I think it's even worse than that. In too many cases such funding has become virtual GIFTS to developers. I won't fund that sort of thing. I want to see a return of some sort.
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Old 04-07-2014, 02:30 PM   #18
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Here's an example of one where I think Crowdfunding is valid. Unfortunately I don't think that they're going to make their funding goal (so kick in if you like this sort of stuff ).

It's the same guy who recently did the movie "Rise of the Fellowship." He decided that he wanted to do an actual fantasy movie.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...87/the-rangers
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Looks like they made it with 2 hours to spare!!
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Old 04-10-2014, 03:01 PM   #20
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Looks like they made it with 2 hours to spare!!
They had just squeaked over when I looked, first thing this morning. I'll bet that a lot of it was people like me, who upped their support in the last couple of days.
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