On 18/5/04, SHEL THE WISE OWL, discombobulated, offered: >Now, is it practical to buy new camera gear? Indeed it is. Unless you're >a professional, or on a very limited budget, the idea here is to have fun >making photographs. So, buy the camera you want, shoot film until it goes >out of production. If you like some emulsions and you're concerned they >may disappear, freeze a few hundred rolls. Worried about getting the film >processed? learn how to do it yourself.. Become an artisan instead of >being dependent on computer technology and local labs.
Much as I love digital, I have to agree with Shel here. Buy and use any and all photo gear because it is what you *want* to do. Make choices from the heart - that's where the art comes from. I have phases still to come, which one day i am looking forward to. One of those is walking off into the woods with a large format camera and half a dozen plates, and coming back with a very large grin. Not for a few years yet though ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________
