While I like the Digital workflow, the longer I had the D, the more I
shot film, the only time I really shot digital was for colour or really
low-light work. Note that I'm primarily a B&W shooter (70-80%) and do my
own developing/scanning/printing, so the cost benefit to Digital just
isn't really there. I can shoot a 24exp roll of Silvertone [APX] 100 or
400 for around $2.50US developed, that's a lot of film for the cost
difference between an EOS 3 and a 20d.
I got the 3 and a 50mm f1.8 as a direct swap for the D, 18-55 DA
(Essentially worthless as a tradein) and Tamron 28-75, so it was a
no-brainer, even for the hit I took by trading in.
Film is just better suited to the way I work and my budget. There's
still a 30d in my future, budget willing, but more glass, a wide-format
printer and a good flatbed scanner are much higher on the list. Heck, i
may even get a 4x5 first.
-Adam
Rick Womer wrote:
What interests me is that you went back to film rather
than going from Pentax digital to Canon digital.
--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Performance and (primarily) equipment compatibility
were the reasons.
The tipping point was doing a studio shoot with my
Camera Club (the TPMG
here in Toronto) where I couldn't use one of the
lighting setups because
of it being Canon wireless (The club is something
like 90% Canon
shooters). Getting better performance was a bonus
(The EOS 3 offers more
performance than any Pentax AF body), although I do
miss some aspects of
the D (HyperProgram especially).
Even when I had the D, I was still shooting about
60% film after the 1
month digital honeymoon (Mostly Tri-X in either my
MX or my Nikon
F601m), so the jump back to pure film wasn't too
hard.
I'm looking to add a serious MF kit to my mix as
well, probably Bronica
SQ stuff (Pentax unfortunatly doesn't offer 6x6 kit)
-Adam
Rick Womer wrote:
You went from shooting digital back to shooting
35mm?
Could you tell us about that?
Rick
--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
When I had my D, I usually left it locked to the
centre point,
occasionally choosing another. I almost never used
Auto point selection,
which almost always picked the worst possible
point.
With my EOS 3 (45 point unit) I usually leave it
in
auto, and use FTM
focusing to override the selection if necessary
(And
available, but I
only use one lens which doesn't offer it), of
course
I could use Eye
Controlled Focus, but that doesn't like my eyes (I
squint). Manual Af
point selection on the 3 is something that is a
little problematic.
-Adam
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