I better still use film - I just bought a truckload of the stuff a couple of days before Peter led me to the dark side by going and importing an istD with my name on it!
I am sure I will specifically set out to do a batch of film every now and again - if only to hold the loverly MZ-S again... Still like slides for some reason too. Nothing else will ever have the impact of a 5 foot high projected image! > -----Original Message----- > From: Cesar Matamoros II [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 16 October 2003 20:06 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Digital vs Film observation > > > Bruce, > > I plan to use my film camera as much as I do now. As I have > acquired smaller digital cameras - three to date - I have > found they have added to my shooting not supplanted it. I > will see if having a DSLR will change that. I like the *ist D > in the fact that I can carry it and a couple of film cameras > in the same pack. It would be more cumbersome with other > DSLRs due to their size and weight. > > I especially plan to only cart my film gear when I travel > internationally. Who needs to carry a portable? Even a > portable hard drive is too much of a hassle. Though I may > have to change that if I go to the isle across the pond as I > do not know how Cotty would greet me with only film gear:-) > > And of course there is my medium format gear that I will keep using. > > There are many occasions when I will need to use digital - > event shooting when I will want some sample shots to send out > electronically and timing is of the essence. Quick > documenting of items for use in presentations within the > hour. Presentations of awards and such at work where the > main viewing is on computer and there is no thought of printing... > > Just my two cents, > > Cesar > Panama City, Florida > > -- -----Original Message----- > -- From: Bruce Dayton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:02 PM > -- > -- Certainly makes for a real dilemma. Buy the DSLR and pretty > -- much quit > -- shooting film because of how fun it is. So you go to sell > your film > -- gear and find that it is worthless (as resale - not > useless). So you > -- resolve to use it - but find the digi is so much fun that > you really > -- don't use it. Seems to not buy the digi in the first place makes > -- sense. Just don't try one or you might get hooked. > -- > -- I'd be curious to know how many who have a DSLR really use > their film > -- bodies anymore. Outside of wide angle issues I suspect > that very few > -- really do. > -- > -- --- > -- Bruce > >
