While that is true for Pentax kit, it's not in some other systems. How much film could you shoot for the $4500 price difference between a F5 and a D3? High-end 35mm film SLR's are, with very few exceptions, cheaper than even a cheap DSLR. $350 easily gets me into an F5.
-Adam On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:42 PM, JC OConnell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > Film is more expensive to use than a DSLR > after a fairly short number of exposures. AND the > primary cost of using a SLR/DSLR system > is in cost of the multiple lenses, not the single body. > > I have shot over 4000 frames with my DSLR > camera in two years, film and film developing alone, no > prints, would have cost much more than the $350 > I paid for the DSLR, not to mention the value of all the time > saved. > > JC O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Luiz Felipe > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2008 1:36 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? > > > I do - matter of fact, just bought myself a working Mx, a second one to > restore, and will keep using film as long as I can. Film cameras are > rather cheap now, so it's possible to assemble a "dirty gear" spending > less than $150, so there's no worry about damaging or losing $$, and I'm > going where I never had the courage to carry my LX - and if my gear gets > stolen, I very much doubt the thief is going to develop my films... no > pic taken with that gear is going to appear anywhere. > > There are lots of places to go where 35mm negative film is promptly > available and correctly developed. I intendo to go more digital soon, > but as long as there's film, I'm using it. > > Luiz Felipe > luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br > > > > > Sat, 20 Dec 2008 18:12:04 -0000, "Malcolm Smith" > <malcolmsmi...@btinternet.com> escreveu: > >> > JC OConnell wrote: >> >> > Its almost 2009 - Who's still shooting 35mm film? >> >> Yes. I still put a few rolls of slide film through my LX and will do >> until it becomes impossible to buy any. >> >> Malcolm >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. >> >> >> >> > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
