I was thinking more in terms of comparing the prices, not so much the cost of use. The first CF card I bought was over $300. At that time a 5-pack of 36 exposure Portra was about $25.
Things have changed. When it comes to cost, I actually used to keep a spreadsheet that included the cost of film, processing, memory cards, camera and lens depreciation, computer equipment and software, etc. At the rate I shoot, digital pulled even with film after the first couple of years. That was back around 2005. At that point I quit tracking that level of detail. If I figured my cost per shot based only on just the really good keepers it would be depressing. I console myself with the old Ansel Adams quote about trying to get about 10 good shots a year. Someday I hope I can get that many. gs gs George Sinos -------------------- www.GeorgesPhotos.net www.GeorgeSinos.com On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:09 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote: >> From: George Sinos >>> >>> Just saw this on Imaging Resource. Fuji plans a price increase. >>> >>> <http://www.imaging-resource.com/news/2013/04/02/fujifilm-prepares-for-double-digit-film-price-hike> >>> >>> At some point it will be cheaper to buy a memory card than a roll of film. >> >> On the basis of how many images each will hold, memory cards have already >> been cheaper for quite a while. > > The film / SD-card analogy doesn't work anyway, as far as I'm > concerned. Film is a consumable while SD cards are erased and used > over and over. In my case I've taken 45K+ shots with the same 4 cards, > so the price for an "SD roll of film" is in the millipenny range. Film > has _never_ been that cheap. > > -- > -bmw > > -- > 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. -- 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.
