"Gary A. Thurlow" wrote:
> Should I stick with my original plans of getting another, newer, film
> camera? Or should I really be aiming toward the digital camera? I already
> own a couple of point and shoot (power zoom, etc) digital cameras but don't
> like the fact that the lenses are not interchangeable.
Keep in mind that the digital sensor in a digital SLR is not interchangeable
either. You'll pay a lot of money and be stuck with the sensor it comes with--in
other words, the digital images you get from a current digital SLR will never be
better than the day you take it out of the box (and older models will have the
same limitation). In contrast, a decent film scanner should give you as good or
better results from film than you are likely to get from a digital camera, and
in a few years, when scanner technology has significantly improved (while your
digital SLR has not), you can upgrade your scanner and make new scans of your
film images that will be better than the images a current digital SLR will
produce. In short, images from a digital camera will never be any better than
they are at the moment you make the image, but with film you will be able to get
ever-better digital images over time as scanner technology improves.
IMO, unless you have a specific use for a digital camera (newspaper work,
advertising), you're better off with a film camera and a scanner--and at current
prices you get a lot more for your money going this route.
> I would love to own some "pro" glass, but sticking it on
> my EOS-RT seems like so much overkill.
I disagree; ultimately it's the lens that makes the image and even with an older
body you will enjoy the results of good glass.
> I am very concerned with price, but I hate paying film developing
> charges.
Unless you intend to view your digital photos only on a computer screen, you
won't necessarily save much over film processing once you factor in the time it
takes to prepare an image for printing and the cost of materials (especially if
you it takes several attempts to get a satisfactory print).
> I am spoiled by the speed of my EOS-RT in terms of shutter lag and pellicle
> mirror. But the beast is getting old. I suspect that my lenses would
> perform better when mounted on a more modern camera body.
AF might be faster with a newer body, but the image quality will be same
regardless of the body.
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