Paul
On Nov 20, 2004, at 1:24 PM, John Francis wrote:
Cotty mused:
On 20/11/04, Keith Whaley, discombobulated, unleashed:
In the meanwhile, who has an idea of a simple, 35mm film version, fully
auto P&S Pentax, with perhaps a 3X zoom lens.
Assuming all the Pentax lenses are of equal capability in that camera
line, does it all boil down to price?
You're giving her a film camera?
I'd go for digital. The film camera will get used on and off for a couple
of years until she gets a cameraphone, then will never be picked up again.
Add another voice to the list. While there are still some situations where
film is vastly superior to digital (I've just run a roll of Royal Gold 25
through the MZ-S), casual photography with a point-zoom-and-shoot isn't one.
It doesn't play enough to the strengths of film, so the drawbacks (lack of
instant review, no way to get images until the roll is complete, etc., etc.)
become more apparent.
Buy her a digital (or a Leica, if she's channeling HCB :-)
