There's certainly a hell of a learning curve, though learning to print  
well takes time, too.  And I did say that it's cheaper only if you take  
enough pictures.  I might have added that you also shouldn't print too  
many.

But for convenience and control, digi wins hands down.

John



On Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:58:06 +0100, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> I'm not convinced yet that it's cheaper, or that the additional cost
> and time spent learning will produce results sufficiently better than
> film to justify the time & money.
>
> In fact, the increased posting rate is not only caused by me having a
> digital camera. I have recently caught up with a backlog of
> processing, and I have also been shooting more film simply because I
> have been more inclined to photography recently than over the past
> couple of years.
>
> --
> Cheers,
>  Bob
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
>> Behalf Of John Forbes
>> Sent: 20 June 2006 18:45
>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>> Subject: Re: The Middle-aged Man and the Sea
>>
>> Well, one thing digital has done for you is that it has got
>> you posting
>> pictures.  And, dare I say, taking them?
>>
>> But the other things are that it's much cheaper (provided you
>> take plenty
>> of pictures), much more convenient (once you've learned all
>> about digital
>> processing and using PS), and offers you much more control
>> (assuming you
>> use colour).
>>
>> That's the three Cs of digital: cost, convenience, control.
>>
>> John
>
>
>



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