At 03:33 PM 1/25/2002, Lars wrote: >Here is how the D30 economics work for me: > >Figuring $9 to $14 per roll of slide film plus >processing in the US, (or $25 to $39 for 100 >frames), I'm getting darn close to the break- >even point of 10250 to 16000 frames. (I'm at >10500 frames at this point.) I bought my D30 >in the last week of march 2001 - that's just >about 10 months ago. I pretty sure that pro >photographers take a lot more photographs than >I do.
Digital offers several advantages to me. I have immediate feedback. I can adjust if the exposure is wrong. No longer do I have to wait for my prints to see if I compensated correctly. I can load onto my computer easily and print whenever I want and whatever I want - no more scanning. Its great for the web. I no longer shoot thinking about how much it costs. So rather than 1200 pictures/year average with film, I shot somewhere around 5,000 in the first year with the D30. I can change the ISO on every shot. No more do I waste a roll after a few shots because I need to switch to 1600 or 800 for the next couple of shots. Its not up to film quality yet, but for prints up to 11 x 14 its hard to see any difference unless you are shooting a group shot. Personally I like the results from the 800 Iso of the D30 better than 800ASA film. Bill White Marietta, Georgia * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
