One good reason - perhaps not yours - may have to do with archiving pictures. I'm pretty sure 90% of digital images won't make it to the next generation. I recently became a grand parent as my youngest daughter gave birth to a girl. I thought it was amusing to be able to show my daughter, now a mother herself, pictures of her, when she was the same age her daughter is now. If I had used a digital camera then, I probably wouldn't have any photographs to show her. They would be stored on some media, no longer readable or they would simply be lost - except perhaps for a few fading prints. I find it quite easy to have new prints made from 26 years old negatives or slides.
Another reason may be that the LX is such a lovely camera :-) Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Malcolm Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 18. januar 2006 10:48 Til: [email protected] Emne: A reflection on digital camera use. During December I rarely used a camera and when I did, it was for those sort of pictures that required onward transmission quickly (eBay postings, school concerts and Xmas pictures of the children to e-mail to relatives etc) and I noticed how easily it was to get used to instant results. This morning I got out my LX and realised how much I've missed shooting film. With all the advantages of running costs, time and convenience of digital use, I still want to be limited to the number of photographs I can take on a film, the inconvenience of buying, storing and processing - both costly and slow as I don't do this myself - and no immediate results. I can't immediately think of a good reason as to why film still has such a hold, although the anticipation of a set of developed slides landing on the doormat from the post may well be part of it. Time to buy some film. I miss it! Malcolm
