I can't resist saying, that I shot enough shots in just 5 weeks (with my *ist D) to pay for it - app. 5000 frames. 5000 shots on film would equals the ammont of film/delveloping, which represents the same value as the *ist D body!
Welcome tio the list, Rick! Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. oktober 2004 01:03 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: De-Lurking and Replacement Decision On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:45:15 -0700 (PDT), Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've lurked on this list via the archives for a long > time, but the archives have become too unreliable. > I'm a 20-year Pentax user (still have the Super > Program, though my son uses it more than I do now), > and I shoot ~50 rolls of slides a year. > > Anyway...this past weekend my beloved PZ-1p, 24-90 FA, > and 80-320 FA drowned when my camera bag fell into a > lake. In my grief, I'm trying to decide: > > - Replace it with an istD, or > - Replace it with the same stuff, figuring that a > better, possibly image-stabilized Pentax DSLR will > come along soon enough. > > To paraphrase Herbert Keppler, I am 100% interested in > taking pictures and 0% interested in manipulating them > on a computer--my time is extremely limited. > > I'd appreciate peoples' comments. > > Rick Hi, Rick, Happy de-lurking. Nice to finally meet you. If you like slides, and don't want to do any computer stuff, then I'd say that there's lots and lots of film bodies out there to be had real cheap compared to digital. Since you'll want to replace those soggy lenses as well, the money you save by sticking with film as opposed to going digital would go a long way towards financing the new (or used) glass. Or, you could get a couple of film bodies. The possibilities are endless. All of that being said, I have to say that if I had the money, I'd love a dslr - but I don't, so it's a moot point. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
