From: "J.C. O'Connell"
I still see film cameras like the K1000 and MX listed for sale as "student" cameras. Question is are they still using film cameras rather than digital in photography classes in high schools and colleges? Seems like a basic DSLR would be more appropriate in today's day and age.
A lot of photography classes still include B&W darkroom. In theory, some basics (shutter speed, aperture, exposure, sunny16 ...) are learned better when the student has to understand them without just looking at the little TV on the back of the camera. The school I attended required every first year student to have a medium format camera when I started it back in 2005. When I returned to finish my degree in 2010, first year students were required to have a Canon/Nikon DSLR (so they could use the school's lenses) and the school provided medium format cameras (through equipment check-out) for the students to use in those lessons. Students just had to buy their own film & chemistry. My first year we had a materials and processes class that covered the basics & the chemistry of film, film processing and printing paper. When I went back, the first year students still had to learn those, but the course now included the chemistry of inks & ink jet papers. Plus film is very hip now-a-days. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
