Jens, Actually, your point #3 is the only one that has true application if one considers digital in general. All are valid if specific brands are considered.
Jack --- Jens Bladt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1st > Speed, is one thing. 2,5 fps and 36 shots in a row. > No Pentax DSLR can do that. > > 2nd > Annother thing is that there's NO crop factor. Meaning more wide > angle for > the buck. > > 3rd > It's so easy to shoot a film, give it to the lab and then pick up > nice > photographs. No hazzle with editing in the computer, cropping, > resizing, > printing etc. > When the last shot is finished, your work is already done! Digital > photography is for people that are either rather uncritical or have a > lot of > time on their hands. > > That three very good reason to shoot film. > > Regards > > Jens Bladt > http://www.jensbladt.dk > > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af > Jack > Davis > Sendt: 1. juli 2006 18:18 > Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Emne: Re: Coming Soon - A new K-mount Film Camera > > > 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 > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: > 06/30/2006 > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.8/380 - Release Date: > 06/30/2006 > > > -- > 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

