"Gasha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dead or not dead... >i just returned from shooting my first roll. Had a lot of fun, sunset and >everything was great.
The 645 is a wonderful camera. Very capable and virtually indestructible. >Little bit heavy, but still comfortable. Have to consider new, serious >tripod. I use a Bogen/Manfrotto 3021, which I suspect is probably the minimum. >Viewfinder was fantastic. :-) >And i liked that shutter sound - like door opening from Star Wars :) > >I think, most important is to have fun. Digital or film. No difference. Oh yes. I shot some B&W at Grandfather Mountain a few weeks ago. Scans on line soon... >Ok, if we return to the "film is dead" subject again... current digital >DSLRs will be dead too. Sooner or later. At least the technology we are >using now. And who knows, after 5 years, SD/CF memory cards will be >obseleted, but i still will be able to order roll of 120 film for 5 EURos. >Let's see... Wow, that's optimistic! I expect that film *will* still be available in five years (though I wouldn't be surprised if B&W were easier to find than color), but I expect it will be getting expensive... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
