I don't want a camera with an egg timer and the like - but it would be nice to have a camera that could take either chemical film and digital film as the occasion demanded.
I know that some folks get around this problem by carrying six or seven camera bodies, 57 lenses, databacks, interchangeable finders, interchangeble screens, tripods and monopods in various sizes, motordrives, bellows attachments, bulk film packs, polaroid camera for test shots, studio lights, reflectors, portable darkrooms (chemical and digital), petrol generators (to power the portable darkrooms, lights etc), etc. - I read your checklist for the start of each day ;-) I on the other hand, like to take my camera with me when travelling (usually with a backpack in remote wilderness areas) so I need to keep the kit light. I know that carrying just my Olympus XA or an MX would be the most practical approach but like like many people on the PDML I guess I'm not entirely practically inclined. Photography is after all a hobby and a passion and not something that needs to be justified in a practical sense. Nenad Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Mike mentioned a Pentax that had an alarm clock built into it. It's a > shame that the clock wasn't connected to a timer so the camera could > turn on the coffee machine in the morning. The phone would be a nice > touch, especially with an auto-dial feature and a GPS. I feel that > many cameras today are lacking in essential features which are so > important in today's modern, fast-paced society. > > Nenad Djurdjevic wrote: > > > > > It's a shame that the MZ-S wasn't designed with interchangeable backs so it > > > could be used either as a digital or film camera - then it truly would be > > > able to "exist in a digital dominated future". > > And Aaron replied: > > > Yeah, and it doesn't have a phone in it, either! ;) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
