Chris, Sometimes, it is a good idea to actually learn and experiment with slide films. The lab will just process and mount the slides - no machine or human judgement involved. It helps you learn better because you can see the results of your efforts. Also, because the film is less forgiving concerning exposure, you will learn metering techniques more easily. Not only that, you don't have to waste a stack of prints, just throw away the slides you don't like.
Bruce Dayton ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Sorry to disagree with you, but with slides I wouldn't recommend you throw them away. Hell, if you don't want them I'll have them :-) Even with my admitted low knowledge of photography, I can tell you that I have used utter disasters in borrowed equipment that photos slides, and used the duff ones as a secondary background with some good effects. Not many, I grant you, but just the one was enough to prove it worthwhile, and how much room do slides take up? You may find, like me that a rubbish slide taken 5 years ago is just what you want today for another purpose. I'll turn the central heating off now; I expect to be flamed to a crisp. Malcolm - 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 .
