----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Fisher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:39 PM Subject: EOS Re: Multiple Digital Bodies ... or Not?
> Hi Guys, > > I probably didn't make my meanings clear :) > > I'm not asking if I should get a backup > body - I was interested to find out if any > others who previously used 2 film bodies "as > a matter of course" (like I did) has found > that digital has removed most of the reasons > for carrying 2 bodies? > > I'd be interested in opinions or experiences. > > My comments about buying a cheap backup apply > to the only situation I can think of that > *I* would need it for. On holidays... and > even then only in case of breakdown / theft > etc. For almost the last 2 years I've managed > to get by with just one body quite happily. > > Now that's something that digital has done > for me that I never realised it would! > > If I upgrade from the 10D to another digital > body in the future, I really don't know if > I'd keep the 10D as a backup or not... > > Cheers > Gary > Ok, then...<G> Since the primary reasons for me to carry 2 bodies was to load color and b&w film or to have lenses of 2 different focal lengths mounted, have a digital body hasn't really changed that. Instead of a body loaded with color film, I have the digital. I still carry one film body loaded with b&w film. If I'm only going to shoot b&w, I don't carry the digital. Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
