Adam, I'd be interested in knowing what it is that you "want" that film alone satisfies. I'm not doubting your word, just mulling the digital switch.
Thanks, Jack --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > People are still buying them. > > In fact some of us are quite happily shooting film, and intend to > shoot > film as long as it's available. Digital is nice, but it doesn't do > everything I want. > > -Adam > > > > Don Williams wrote: > > >I don't quite understand why new 35mm bodies are being made at all. > Two > >film makers (that I know of) have stopped making 35mm film and the > sales > >of digital cameras keeps climbing -- and the prices keep coming > down. > >Will good high res film continue to be available? If so I think I > ought > >to get the Wild/Leica Microscope camera out of the cupboard -- where > I > >put it when the *ist D arrived. > > > >Don > > > >Bob Shell wrote: > > > > > >>On Jun 30, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>This little guy's been around for a year or two. From the few > reviews > >>>I've read about it, it seems to be mechanically very similar (if > not > >>>identical) to the K-mount bodies offered by Phoenix, Vivitar, > >>>Promaster, etc. However, the last time I picked up a Promaster > >>>K-body, IIRC it was made in China or Thailand. The VSL43 is made > in > >>>Japan, so I may be completely wrong about the similarities. The > >>>reviews do suggest that it has a very nice viewfinder. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>It's made by Cosina in Japan. Same innards as some of the Vivitar > > >>SLR cameras. > >> > >>The Promaster you saw is a rebadged Seagull from China. > >> > >>Bob > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
