> >>I have to laugh at some of the ideas that folks have about what they never have >>used. >> >>I had an interesting link to an article about photojournalists comparing a Speed >>Graphic kit to a Canon Digital kit. The Speed Graphic kit weigthed 17lbs. The >>digital kit is 59lbs.
59 lbs? I suppose if you are carrying a computer and transmitting equipment it might get that heavy, although I doubt a wet darkroom would be light either with liquids at about 8lb/gallon. You'd have to be carrying a lot of cameras and some mighty big glass to get 59 lbs of camera gear alone. The Canon digital kit could also run rings around the Speed Graphic kit in every way except image quality. In photo-J this matters, or we'd still be using Speed Graphics. I'd think that a Canon digital rebel with some cheesy 28-300 zoom lens and a decent flash would be at least as capable, and a lot smaller and lighter. DJE
