Pal - I'm with you entirely although I do own the istd and I have not
used my film cameras much since buying the ist D. However, if what you
have works for you, why change? The beauty of Pentax is that all you
really have to do is invest in a digital camera rather than a camera
and all new lenses, because all the old lenses work great. When you are
ready to buy a digital, you can just add it to your arsenal of film
cameras and use it when you feel the need... I love my film cameras
whether they get used enough or not. I'm in the process of selling a
mint LX and am certainly having doubts whether I want to sell it. you
can't replace the quality of these cameras with any of todays plastic
digitals. I ove my istD, don't get me wrong but it will never be an LX
or even an MZS.
Vic
On 16-Dec-05, at 4:10 PM, Pål Jensen wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Then there's the philosophical objection: a negative is an image, a
digital file is a description of an image.
Personally, I don'æ have a philosophical ojection towards digital or
any philosophical connections to film. I mean it quite literally; I
don't know why I should go digital. I'm happy with my current cameras
and lenses. I have ordered a scanner so that I can get my images
easily into digital form. In that way I get all the benefits from
digital image handling. I don't need instant gratification although it
certainly has it advantages. I actually like waiting for the film from
the lab and seeing it on a light table for the first time. In
addition, film give me a hard copy I can keep in addition to a copy of
the image in digital form. I'm also familiar with all my equipment and
I don't need to buy another camera (or lens). I don't use so much film
that cost for film and processing becomes a problem. In short, I'm
quite happy...
Pål
